Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Connecticut History

Informationen zum Autor Ray Bendici is associate editor at Connecticut Magazine, where he has covered the state in depth for over a decade, including through his monthly "Sunday Drive" and "Being There" columns. He also runs DamnedCT.com, which is dedicated to all that's odd, unexplained, unusual and curious in Connecticut. 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 Connecticut History features fifteen short biographies of nefarious characters, from Benedict Arnold to P.T. Barnum.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ray Bendici, Bendici Ray
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 18.09.2012
• EAN: 9780762772155
• ISBN: 978-0-7627-7215-5
• Pagine: 240
• Serie: Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in History; Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerk; Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Histo; Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerk; Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Histo
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Biografie, autobiografie; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Opere generiche, enciclopedie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia; New England, Connecticut, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: general, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, Biography: historical, political & military, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Criminals & Outlaws, Northeast