Villains, Scoundrels, and Rogues: Incredible True Tales of Mischief and Mayhem
A Crime, History, Biography book. I heard about this book on the Kojo Nnamdi Show on WAMU. Interesting read- Learned some things I did not...
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 you're an avid history buff, you've probably never heard of this disreputable cast of characters: A drunken, ne'er-do-well cop who abandoned his post at Ford's 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 America's 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 America's most outrageous characters. Whether readers choose to be horrified by the story of Ed Gein, Alfred Hitchcock's hideous inspiration for Psycho, or marvel at the clever duplicity of the con artist who originated the phony bookie operation portrayed in The Sting, there's 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...
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- Pages: 197 pages
- ISBN: 9781616149284 / 0
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I heard about this book on the Kojo Nnamdi Show on WAMU. Interesting read- Learned some things I did not know. I would have suggested rearranging the layout of the book. Villains should have been saved for the end. It must take real talent to write a book with the captivating title of "Villains, Scoundrels, and Rogues: Incredible True Tales of Mischief and Mayhem" and make it boring as snot to read, but Paul Martin achieves this. The most interesting paragraph was a quote from Hedley Lamarr in "Blazing Saddles". Oh wait, that was written by Mel...
