For the Thrill of It Leopold, Loeb, and the Murder That Shocked Jazz Age Chicago

Zusatztext "A riveting non-fiction thriller that will turn you into an activity-hostile recluse who shouts! "Go away and let me read!"? What makes Thrill of It so exceptional is the way Baatz balances all the elements: the killers! the crime! the police! the media and the trial's impact." Informationen zum Autor Simon Baatzholds a joint appointment as associate professor of history at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and at the Graduate Center, City University of New York. Klappentext It was a crime that shocked the nation: the brutal murder in Chicago in 1924 of a child by two wealthy college students who killed solely for the thrill of the experience. Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb were intellectuals—too smart, they believed, for the police to catch them. When they were apprehended, state's attorney Robert Crowe was certain that no defense could save the ruthless killers from the gallows. But the families of the confessed murderers hired Clarence Darrow, entrusting the lives of their sons to the most famous lawyer in America in what would be one of the most sensational criminal trials in the history of American justice. Set against the backdrop of the 1920s—a time of prosperity, self-indulgence, and hedonistic excess in a lawless city on the brink of anarchy— For the Thrill of It draws the reader into a world of speakeasies and flappers, of gangsters and gin parties, with a spellbinding narrative of Jazz Age murder and mystery. Zusammenfassung It was a crime that shocked the nation: the brutal murder in Chicago in 1924 of a child by two wealthy college students who killed solely for the thrill of the experience. Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb were intellectuals—too smart! they believed! for the police to catch them. When they were apprehended! state's attorney Robert Crowe was certain that no defense could save the ruthless killers from the gallows. But the families of the confessed murderers hired Clarence Darrow! entrusting the lives of their sons to the most famous lawyer in America in what would be one of the most sensational criminal trials in the history of American justice. Set against the backdrop of the 1920s—a time of prosperity! self-indulgence! and hedonistic excess in a lawless city on the brink of anarchy— For the Thrill of It draws the reader into a world of speakeasies and flappers! of gangsters and gin parties! with a spellbinding narrative of Jazz Age murder and mystery. ...

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Simon Baatz
• Edition: Harper Perennial USA
• Contenu: Livre
• Forme du produit: Livre de poche
• Date de parution: 28.04.2009
• Catégorie: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Droit > Droit pénal, droit de procédure pénale, criminolog; Littérature > Littérature (récits) > Correspondance, journaux intimes; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Histoire contemporaine (de 1945 à 1989)
• EAN: 9780060781026
• ISBN: 978-0-06-078102-6
• Nombre de pages: 560
• Dimensions (emballage): 13,5 x 20,3 x 2,3 cm
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