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American Murder: Criminals, Crimes and the Media

By Mike Mayo

Book information

Publisher
Visible Ink Press
Year
2008
ISBN
9781578591916, 1578591910
LCC
HV6789 .M36 2008
Open Library ID
OL12245379M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
8 MB (8834379 bytes)
Pages
451\451
Topic
History
Library
avaxhome.ws
Time added
2010-05-31 15:29:46

Description

Investigating the wayВ Hollywood scoops upВ notorious criminals and turns them into legends, thisВ entertaining who's-who guideВ provides thumbnail sketchesВ ofВ such killers as Ma Barker, Black Beard, Al Capone, John Wesley Hardin,В and Charles Starkweather. Noting that some figuresВ are glamorized in popular culture (Jesse James),В while others are demonized (Charles Manson),В this encyclopedic collectionВ explores the legends' emotional truths as depicted in movies, stories, and songs. Facts of the real cases behind these notorious criminals are also presented, including theВ landmarkВ rulings that pioneered new approaches to criminal justice.

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