Bloodletters and Badmen: A Narrative Encyclopedia of American Criminals from the Pilgrims to the PresentThe private lives of such criminals as Jesse James, Bonnie and Clyde, Lee Harvey Oswald, and Charles Manson are revealed in these brief biographical sketches. |
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Fascinating but not something before bedtime.Goes great with the Texas Chainsaw Massacre and a nice bottle of Chianti!You WILL be amazed at the human Psyche.He keeps it in a non narritive form and he doesnt judge or romanticize these murderers.Just the facts. Read full review
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| Title | Bloodletters and Badmen: A Narrative Encyclopedia of American Criminals from the Pilgrims to the Present |
| Author | Jay Robert Nash |
| Edition | illustrated, revised |
| Publisher | M. Evans; distributed, 1973 |
| ISBN | 0871311135, 9780871311139 |
| Length | 640 pages |
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