Martin Paul Lincoln`s Missing Bodyguard: And Other Incredible, Unforgettable Rogues 9781616149277

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Автор: Martin Paul
Название: Lincoln`s Missing Bodyguard: And Other Incredible, Unforgettable Rogues
ISBN: 9781616149277
Издательство: Random House (USA)
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История: отдельные темы и события

ISBN-10: 1616149272
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 295
Вес: 0.33 кг.
Дата издания: 04.03.2014
Язык: English
Иллюстрации: Black & white illustrations
Размер: 229 x 152 x 21
Читательская аудитория: General (us: trade)
Подзаголовок: Incredible true tales of mischief and mayhem
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Поставляется из: США
Описание: 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 youre an avid history buff, youve probably never heard of this disreputable cast of characters: A drunken, neer-do-well cop who abandoned his post at Fords 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 Americas 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 Americas most outrageous characters. Whether readers choose to be horrified by the story of Ed Gein, Alfred Hitchcocks hideous inspiration for Psycho, or marvel at the clever duplicity of the con artist who originated the phony bookie operation portrayed in The Sting, theres 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.

Lincoln`s Missing Bodyguard: And Other Incredible, Unforgettable Rogues, Martin Paul