Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in New England History

Informationen zum Autor By Matthew P. Mayo Klappentext The lives of notorious bad guys, perpetrators of mischief, visionary–if misunderstood–thinkers, and other colorful antiheroes, jerks, and evil doers from history all get their due in the short essays featured in these enlightening, informative, books. Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in New England History features twenty short biographies of nefarious characters, from Charles W. Morse, serial monopolist, cheat, liar, and swindler, to Emeline Meaker & Mary Rogers, otherwise known as the Lady Killers. Zusammenfassung "The lives of notorious bad guys! perpetrators of mischief! visionary-if misunderstood-thinkers! and other colorful antiheroes! jerks! and evil doers from history all get their due in the short essays featured in these enlightening! informative! books. Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in New England History features twenty short biographies of nefarious characters! from Charles W. Morse! serial monopolist! cheat! liar! and swindler! to Emeline Meaker & Mary Rogers! otherwise known as the Lady Killers"--

Product details

• Authors: Matthew P. Mayo, Mayo Matthew P.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.11.2013
• EAN: 9780762778621
• ISBN: 978-0-7627-7862-1
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in History; Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Histo; Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Histo
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; New England, Connecticut, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: general, Biography: historical, political & military, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Criminals & Outlaws, Northeast