| Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in New England History Contributor(s): Mayo, Matthew P. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0762778628 ISBN-13: 9780762778621 Publisher: Globe Pequot Press OUR PRICE: $16.10 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Biography & Autobiography | Criminals & Outlaws |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2013019011 |
| Series: Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Histo |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 9" (0.60 lbs) 232 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |