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The Chicago Trunk Murder : Law and Justice at the Turn of the Century.
Written with a storyteller's flair for narrative and brimming with historical detail, this book will be must reading for true crime buffs and aficionados of Chicago lore alike.
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Ithaca :
Cornell University Press,
2011.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- A Note on Names
- INTRODUCTION : Rule of Justice or Rule of Law?
- One--An Italian Murder
- Two--Police Investigations
- Three--Brought before the Law
- Four--Justice Is Served
- Five--The Triumph of Common Sense
- CONCLUSION
- Appendix A--The Italians and Their Culture
- Appendix B--The Law
- Appendix C--Police at the Turn of the Century
- Appendix D--Immigrants and Criminal Law
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index