Murders that made headlines : crimes of Indiana /

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This fascinating chronicle of murder in the Hoosier State paints a chilling portrait of the American Midwest from mid-19th century to the Jazz Age. In Murders that Made Headlines, Jane Simon Ammeson uncovers a grizzly history of crime in Indiana, offering a stark contrast to the nostalgic image of a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ammeson, Jane (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Murder > Indiana > Case studies.
Murder > Indiana > History.
Meurtre > Indiana > Études de cas.
Meurtre > Indiana > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
Murder
Indiana
Case studies
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Catharine Schumaker : an Indiana Lucretia Borgia
  • An unfortunate Indiana family : Minnie May and Luella Mabbitt
  • Jane Dorsey and the poison powders
  • The death of Susan Beaver
  • Miss Bryan's last cry
  • Rough on rats : how not to win your man
  • The disappearance of Carrie Selvage
  • No way to leave your lovers
  • Bootlegging, missing wills, disappearing jewels, deadly encounters : the story of Nettie and Harry Diamond
  • The lady and the dragon : how Madge Oberholtzer brought down the KKK
  • Double indemnity
  • Selected bibliography.

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