Everyone loves a good villain! From the back pages of history, vivid,
entertaining portraits of little-known scoundrels whose misdeeds range
from the simply inept to the truly horrifying.Even if you're an avid
history buff, you've probably never heard of this disreputable cast of
characters: A drunken, ne'er-do-well cop who abandoned his post at
Ford's Theatre, giving assassin John Wilkes Booth unchallenged access
to President Lincoln; a notorious Kansas quack who made millions by
implanting billy goat testicles in gullible male patients; and
America's worst female serial killer ever. These are three of the
memorable but little-known rogues profiled in this eye-opening and
entertaining book.Dividing his profiles into three
categories—villains, scoundrels, and rogues—author and former
National Geographic editor Paul Martin serves up concise, colorful
biographies of thirty of America's most outrageous characters. Whether
readers choose to be horrified by the story of Ed Gein, Alfred
Hitchcock's hideous inspiration for Psycho, or marvel at the clever
duplicity of the con artist who originated the phony bookie operation
portrayed in The Sting, there's something here for everyone.Brimming
with audacious, unforgettable characters often overlooked by standard
history books, this page-turner is a must for anyone with an interest
in the varieties of human misbehavior.
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Incredible True Tales of Mischief and Mayhem
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781616149284
Publisert
2017
Utgiver
Vendor
Prometheus
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
Forfatter