Speaking ill of the dead : jerks in New England history / Matthew P. Mayo.
- Title:
- Speaking ill of the dead : jerks in New England history / Matthew P. Mayo.
- Alternative Title:
- Jerks in New England history
- Author:
- Mayo, Matthew P.
- Call Number:
- 974 M4731
- Publication Information:
- Guilford, CT Globe Pequot Press Morris Book Publishing, LLC 2013
- Physical Description:
- 218 p. ill. 15 cm.
- Description:
- "The lives of notorious bad guys, perpetrators of mischief, visionary-if misunderstood-thinkers, and other colorful antiheroes, jerks, and evil doers from history all get their due in the short essays featured in these enlightening, informative, books. Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in New England History features twenty short biographies of nefarious characters, from Charles W. Morse, serial monopolist, cheat, liar, and swindler, to Emeline Meaker & Mary Rogers, otherwise known as the Lady Killers"--
- Subjects:
- Outlaws Biography Anecdotes. New England , Rogues and vagabonds Biography Anecdotes. New England , Criminals Biography Anecdotes. New England , BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Criminals & Outlaws. , BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical.
- Locations:
- New England Anecdotes. History
New England Biography Anecdotes.
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