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Twenty Years a Detective in the Wickedest City in the World
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 880

Twenty Years a Detective in the Wickedest City in the World

In presenting this work to the public the author has no apologies to make nor favors to ask. It is a simple history of his connection with the Police Department of Chicago, compiled from his own memoranda, the newspapers, and the official records. The matter herein contained differs from those records only in details, as many facts are given in the book which have never been made public. The author has no disposition to malign any one, and names are used only in cases in which the facts are supported by the archives of the Police Department and of the criminal court. In the conscientious discharge of his duties as an officer of the law, the author has in all cases studied the mode of legal p...

Hands Up! in the World of Crime,
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 518

Hands Up! in the World of Crime,

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1906
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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America's Femme Fatale
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 207

America's Femme Fatale

How does a Norwegian farm girl become an infamous American serial killer, responsible for upward of 40 murders? Born in rural Norway in 1859, "Belle" Storset Sorenson Gunness was constantly dealt bad hands in life—so she decided to take life into her own hands. In America's Femme Fatale: The Story of Serial Killer Belle Gunness, Jane Simon Ammeson traces Gunness's path from a poor teenager rejected by a wealthy lover; to a new wife in Chicago, desperate to escape the poverty of her childhood and impatient for a child to love; to an ambitious, widowed landowner in La Porte, Indiana. Ammeson's careful research reveals how the young immigrant slowly turned into one of America's most dangerous...

The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 712

The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1980
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Horse Racing the Chicago Way
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 438

Horse Racing the Chicago Way

Chicago may seem a surprising choice for studying thoroughbred racing, especially since it was originally a famous harness racing town and did not get heavily into thoroughbred racing until the 1880s. However, Chicago in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was second only to New York as a center of both thoroughbred racing and off-track gambling. Horse Racing the Chicago Way shines a light on this fascinating, complicated history, exploring the role of political influence and class in the rise and fall of thoroughbred racing; the business of racing; the cultural and social significance of racing; and the impact widespread opposition to gambling in Illinois had on the sport. Riess also draws attention to the nexus that existed between horse racing, politics, and syndicate crime, as well as the emergence of neighborhood bookmaking, and the role of the national racing wire in Chicago. Taking readers from the grandstands of Chicago’s finest tracks to the underworld of crime syndicates and downtown poolrooms, Riess brings to life this understudied era of sports history.

Encyclopedia of World Crime: Index
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 736

Encyclopedia of World Crime: Index

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1989
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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The Human Puzzle
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 328

The Human Puzzle

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The Worcester Directory
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 190

The Worcester Directory

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1871
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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The Holden Genealogy
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 539

The Holden Genealogy

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1923
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Instrument Flying Training
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 152

Instrument Flying Training

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1942
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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