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  • Wicked Springfield

    Crime, Corruption & Scandal during the Lincoln Era

    af Erika Holst ...
    Serier serie Wicked
    In the twenty-four years that Abraham Lincoln lived in Springfield, the city saw its share of crime, corruption and scandal, much of it at the hands of Lincoln's law clients and acquaintances. Erika Holst sheds light on these shady characters, from the man being sued for divorce who claimed that he caught his venereal disease from an outhouse to Governor William Bissell, whose near duel with ... Læs mere

    83,29 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

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  • Operation Family Secrets

    How a Mobster's Son and the FBI Brought Down Chicago's Murderous Crime Family

    The chilling true story of how the son of the most violent mobster in Chicago helped bring down the last great American crime syndicate: the one-hundred-year-old Chicago Outfit.In Operation Family Secrets, Frank Calabrese, Jr. reveals for the first time the outfit’s “made” ceremony and describes being put to work alongside his father and uncle in loan sharking, gambling, labor racketeering, and ... Læs mere

    103,36 kr.

  • The Wrong Man

    The Final Verdict on the Dr. Sam Sheppard Murder Case

    af James Neff ...
    This Edgar Award finalist—one of Ann Rule's top five true-crime picks—is a "gripping" definitive account of the Dr. Sam Sheppard murder case ( The New York Times Book Review)."My God . . . I think they've killed Marilyn!"At 5:40 a.m. on July 4, 1954, the mayor of Bay Village, a small suburb of Cleveland, Ohio, received a frantic phone call from his neighbor Dr. Sam Sheppard. The news was too ... Læs mere

    94,11 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Drew Peterson

    The Tribune Files

    A collection of Chicago Tribune articles detailing the case and trial of the infamous police officer convicted of murdering his third wife, Kathleen Savio.In 2004, Kathleen Savio, the third wife of Bolingbrook, Illinois, police officer Drew Peterson, was discovered dead in a bathtub from an apparent drowning. Her death was deemed accidental—at first. In 2007, following the disappearance of ... Læs mere

    45,00 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Return to Wake Robin

    One Cabin in the Heyday of Northwoods Resorts

    Five generations of Marnie O. Mamminga’s family have been rejuvenated by times together in Wisconsin’s Northwoods. In a series of evocative remembrances accompanied by a treasure trove of vintage family photos, Mamminga takes us to Wake Robin, the cabin her grandparents built in 1929 on Big Spider Lake near Hayward, on land adjacent to Moody’s Camp. Along the way she preserves the spirit and ... Læs mere

    113,11 kr.

  • Milwaukee Mafia

    af Gavin Schmitt ...
    Serier serie Images of America
    Milwaukee is best known for its beer - and rightfully so. But in the days of Prohibition, the big alcohol suppliers were not Miller, Blatz, Schlitz, and Pabst. The Mafia had control, and it made its money by running alcohol as far away as Canada and Indiana, as well as with counterfeiting, the numbers racket, and two of the biggest heists in American history. From then on, the sky was the limit, ... Læs mere

    83,29 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Wisconsin Lighthouses

    A Photographic and Historical Guide, Revised Edition

    “Lighthouses are a reflection of the human spirit and a mirror to our past.”—from the IntroductionNo symbol is more synonymous with Wisconsin’s rich maritime traditions than the lighthouse. These historic beacons conjure myriad notions of a bygone era: romance, loneliness, and dependability; dedicated keepers manning the lights; eerie tales of haunted structures and ghosts of past keepers; ... Læs mere

    133,61 kr.

  • Wicked Muncie

    Serier serie Wicked
    Explore the notorious and unusual side of Muncie's history.Muncie is the classic small American city. But for much of the past two centuries, the city fell victim to murder, corruption and the bizarre. Mayor Rollin Bunch went to prison for mail fraud, while his police commissioner faced a murder rap. Viola "Babe" Swartz ran a brothel out of a truck stop that was raided by police at least a dozen ... Læs mere

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  • Graeter's Ice Cream

    An Irresistible History

    Historians may not agree on when or where ice cream was first developed, but there is little debate that one of the best versions of this sweet treat today is made by Graeter's Ice Cream in Cincinnati. Louis Charles Graeter started his ice cream business in 1870, hand churning the concoction in a cylinder pot set in a larger bucket of ice and salt, a contraption known as the French pot. The ice ... Læs mere

    82,63 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Ann Arbor in the 20th Century

    A Photographic History

    Serier serie Images of America
    Ann Arbor began the 20th century as a modest manufacturing and farm trading center with a small co-existing university community. By the end of the century, Ann Arbor had developed into a cosmopolitan city, home to people from all over the world. Ann Arbor in the 20th Century details the important developments that occurred over a period of 100 years, as residents witnessed the growth of its ... Læs mere

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  • Iconic Chicago Dishes, Drinks and Desserts

    af Amy Bizzarri ...
    A celebration of Chicago food that goes far beyond deep-dish pizza—filled with recipes, photos, and local history!The food that fuels hardworking Chicagoans includes such local classics as Spinning Salad, Flaming Saganaki, Jumpballs, Jim Shoes, Pizza Puffs, and Pullman Bread. The restaurants, bakeries, taverns, and pushcarts of the city, cherished from one generation to the next, offer satisfying ... Læs mere

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  • Historic Ohio – A Photographic and Narrative Visit to Some Unique Places

    af Toni Leland ...
    This collection of articles by freelance writer Toni Leland visits some of the fascinating historical places in Ohio. While the articles only touch on a small portion of Ohio's historic wealth, the ones chosen are true gems.Ride with the author as she travels the National Road from the historic Wheeling Suspension Bridge at Bridgeport to the last important town before the Indiana border, New Paris ... Læs mere

    12,51 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus