McCurdy's World
Author | : Michael McCurdy |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 64 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780884963547 |
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Author | : Michael McCurdy |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 64 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780884963547 |
Author | : Walter Hines Page |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 786 |
Release | : 1906 |
Genre | : |
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Author | : Patricia Fanthorpe |
Publisher | : Dundurn |
Total Pages | : 259 |
Release | : 2003-06-01 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : 1459720644 |
Reading of murder stimulates a powerful response. We are repelled by the horror of it, but, simultaneously, our natural curiosity is strongly aroused. We want to know who did it, and why. Most unsolved murders have no apparent motives - or too many motives. The murders of Sir Harry Oakes in 1943, one of the richest men in Canada, and Christine Demeter, found dead in a blood-soaked garage in Mississauga in 1973 - remain unsolved. In fact, history is full of unsolved murders. Who killed King William Rufus, Edward II, and the Princes in the Tower? Who was Jack the Ripper? Was James Hanratty really guilty of killing Michael Gregson? These mysteries and more are contained in The World's Most Mysterious Murders.
Author | : Laurence Yadon |
Publisher | : Pelican Publishing |
Total Pages | : 402 |
Release | : 2010-09-23 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1455600040 |
The only thing wilder than Oklahoma in the late nineteenth century are the tales that continue to surround it. In the days of the Wild West, Oklahoma was teeming with assassins, guerillas, hijackers, kidnappers, gangs, and misfits of every size and shape imaginable. Featuring such legendary characters as Billy the Kid, Bonnie and Clyde, Machine Gun Kelly, Belle Starr, and Pretty Boy Floyd, this book combines recorded fact with romanticized legend, allowing the reader to decide how much to believe. Violent and out of control, the figures covered in 100 Oklahoma Outlaws, Gangsters, and Lawmen often left behind numerous victims, grisly accounts, and unforgettable stories. Included are criminals like James Deacon Miller, the devout Methodist and hired assassin. Righteous and devious, he often avoided the gallows by convincing others to admit to his murders. Rufus Buck, a man of Native American descent, targeted white settlers. His crimes against them became so heinous as to cause the Creek nation to take up arms against him. The answer to criminals such as these came in the form of Hanging Judge Parker and other officers of the law. Although they were greatly outnumbered, they provided some balance to the chaos. This historical compilation covers every memorable outlaw and lawman who passed through Oklahoma.
Author | : Jeffrey Bloodworth |
Publisher | : University Press of Kentucky |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 2013-07-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 081314230X |
Many Americans consider John F. Kennedy's presidency to represent the apex of American liberalism. Kennedy's "Vital Center" blueprint united middle-class and working-class Democrats and promoted freedom abroad while recognizing the limits of American power. Liberalism thrived in the early 1960s, but its heyday was short-lived. In L osing the Center, Jeffrey Bloodworth demonstrates how and why the once-dominant ideology began its steep decline, exploring its failures through the biographies of some of the Democratic Party's most important leaders, including Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Henry "Scoop" Jackson, Bella Abzug, Harold Ford Sr., and Jimmy Carter. By illuminating historical events through the stories of the people at the center of the action, Bloodworth sheds new light on topics such as feminism, the environment, the liberal abandonment of the working class, and civil rights legislation. This meticulously researched study authoritatively argues that liberalism's demise was prompted not by a "Republican revolution" or the mistakes of a few prominent politicians, but instead by decades of ideological incoherence and political ineptitude among liberals. Bloodworth demonstrates that Democrats caused their own party's decline by failing to realize that their policies contradicted the priorities of mainstream voters, who were more concerned about social issues than economic ones. With its unique biographical approach and masterful use of archival materials, this detailed and accessible book promises to stand as one of the definitive texts on the state of American liberalism in the second half of the twentieth century.
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Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 998 |
Release | : 1905 |
Genre | : Almanacs, American |
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Author | : Eben Dobson |
Publisher | : Virtualbookworm Publishing |
Total Pages | : 217 |
Release | : 2005-10 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 1589397878 |
Andy McCurdy, not yet seventeen, describes himself as irresponsible and underachieving. The night before embarking on a Baja sailing voyage, he sees a creepy-looking couple on the dock in San Diego and becomes convinced that he has witnessed the getaway of murdering smugglers. The serenity of sailing in the gorgeous Sea of Cortez and soothing daydreams about his love for his stepsister become clouded by Andy's obsession that he and the two killers will cross paths again. Heart stopping adventures expose him to certain death, but Andy reaches inside himself and discovers his own latent courage and resourcefulness.
Author | : Aaron Mahnke |
Publisher | : Del Rey |
Total Pages | : 357 |
Release | : 2018-05-29 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1524798002 |
A chilling, lavishly illustrated who’s who of the most despicable people ever to walk the earth, featuring stories from the Lore podcast—now a streaming television series—including “Black Stockings,” “Half-Hanged,” and “The Castle,” as well as rare material. Some monsters are figments of our imagination. Others are as real as flesh and blood: humans who may look like us, who may walk among us, often unnoticed, occasionally even admired—but whose evil deeds and secret lives, once revealed, mark them as something utterly wicked. In this illustrated volume from the host of the hit podcast Lore, you’ll find tales of infamous characters whose veins ran with ice water and whose crimes remind us that truth can be more terrifying than fiction. Aaron Mahnke introduces us to William Brodie, a renowned Scottish cabinetmaker who used his professional expertise to prey on the citizens of Edinburgh and whose rampant criminality behind a veneer of social respectability inspired Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novella Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Then there’s H. H. Holmes, a relentless and elusive con artist who became best known as the terror of Chicago’s 1893 World’s Fair when unwitting guests were welcomed into his “hotel” of horrors . . . never to be seen again. And no rogues’ gallery could leave out Bela Kiss, the Hungarian tinsmith with a taste for the occult and a collection of gasoline drums with women’s bodies inside. Brimming with accounts of history’s most heinous real-life fiends, this riveting best-of-the-worst roundup will haunt your thoughts, chill your bones, and leave you wondering if there are mortal monsters lurking even closer than you think. The World of Lore series includes: MONSTROUS CREATURES • WICKED MORTALS • DREADFUL PLACES
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Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1018 |
Release | : 1907 |
Genre | : Almanacs, American |
ISBN | : |
Lists news events, population figures, and miscellaneous data of an historic, economic, scientific and social nature.
Author | : Jennette McCurdy |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2022-08-09 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1982185821 |
A memoir by American former actress and singer Jennette McCurdy about her career as a child actress and her difficult relationship with her abusive mother who died in 2013