| True Crime: Massachusetts: The State's Most Notorious Criminal Cases Contributor(s): Ethier, Eric (Author) |
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ISBN: 081173563X ISBN-13: 9780811735636 Publisher: Stackpole Books OUR PRICE: $12.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2009 Annotation: The harsh discipline of Puritan life bred the hard-bitten and hard-working people of Massachusetts, but did it also breed a unique type of criminal? This book explores the headline crimes of the state to find an answer. Included are the cases of the alleged ax-wielding Lizzie Borden, the executed anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti, the legendary Brinks robbery, the mysterious Boston Strangler, the Big Dans spectator rape, the desperate college professor who murdered a young prostitute, and the fur salesman who slaughtered his wife and unborn child in cold blood. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - True Crime - History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) |
| Dewey: 364.109 |
| LCCN: 2009006156 |
| Series: True Crime (Stackpole) |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.5" W x 8.1" (0.45 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The harsh discipline of Puritan life bred the hard-bitten and hard-working people of Massachusetts, but did it also breed a unique type of criminal? This book explores the headline crimes of the state to find an answer. Included are the cases of the alleged ax-wielding Lizzie Borden, the executed anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti, the legendary Brink's robbery, the mysterious Boston Strangler, the Big Dan's spectator rape, the desperate college professor who murdered a young prostitute, and the fur salesman who slaughtered his wife and unborn child in cold blood. |