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A Preston Chronicle newspaper headline in 1866 of 'Thievery, Knavery & Harlotry in Preston' described a town struggling with crime and its consequences.
As a leading Confederate general, Braxton Bragg (18171876) earned a reputation for incompetence, for wantonly shooting his own soldiers, and for losing battles.
Historian Nora Titone takes a fresh look at the strange and startling history of the Booth brothers, answering the question of why one became the nineteenth-century's brightest, most beloved star, and the other became the most notorious assassin in American history.
Prävention und GefahrenabwehrDas Handbuch zeigt auf, wie man Gefährdungspotenziale erkennt und wirksame Schutzkonzepte in den Behörden vor Ort entwickelt und installiert – sowohl strukturell als auch für jede einzelne Mitarbeiterin und jeden einzelnen Mitarbeiter.
Badly wounded at the battle of Arnhem, and then spirited from his hospital bed by the Dutch Resistance, Brigadier John Hackett spent the winter of 1944 in Nazi-occupied Holland, hidden by a Dutch family, at great risk to their own lives, in a house a stone's throw from a German military police billet.
From New Yorks foremost bail bondsman with over $30 million on the street comes the story of a modern-day fixer who walks a fine line between hustler and humanitarian with clients ranging from the rich and famous to the mafia and gangs of New York.
This volume addresses contemporary debates and trends regarding the production and distribution, content, and audience engagement with the television streaming industry.
Hochwasserereignisse, wie beispielsweise im Harz 2017 oder in Nordrhein-Westfalen und Rheinland-Pfalz im Juli 2021, können nahegelegene Städte und Wohnsiedlungen schwer in Mitleidenschaft ziehen.
As a GI reporter for the 1st Air Cavalry Division in Vietnam, the author--"e;an enlisted man writing primarily for enlisted men"e;--chronicled the experiences of combat soldiers in newspaper and magazine articles.
In the latter half of the 1800s, widespread suspicion and anxiety emerged when wives of all ages and social status were accused of killing their husbands with poison.
Commended for the 2009 Best Books for Kids & Teens Canadian World War II pilot Charley Fox, now in his late eighties, has had a thrilling life, especially on the day in July 1944 in France when he spotted a black staff car, the kind usually employed to drive high-ranking Third Reich dignitaries.
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe unbelievable true story of the man now pardoned by President Trump In 2011, a twenty-six-year-old programmer named Ross Ulbricht launched the ultimate free market: the Silk Road, a clandestine Web site hosted on the Dark Web where anyone could trade anything drugs, hacking software, forged passports, counterfeit cash, poisons free of the government s watchful eye.
The story of Whittaker Chambers, HUAC, and the case that defined the McCarthy era, as reported by one of the twentieth century’s most respected journalists.
What would cause an otherwise intelligent, well-educated, and, by all accounts, privileged Californian to forgo an easy life in the United States to struggle for survival in a land of strife and mortal danger?
A mother’s search for the son she gave up uncovers terrifying secrets in a Minnesota town in this “masterfully depicted true-crime tale” (Publishers Weekly).
Already part of a genre known for generating controversy, some true crime and scandal books have wielded a particular power to unsettle readers, provoke authorities and renew interest in a case.
Chronicling the growth of a recruit from boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina, to a seasoned troop leader, this memoir also relates the experiences of the 200 marines in A Company, First Battalion, Second Marines, as they engaged in island warfare in the South Pacific at Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan and Tinian.
The sensational story of Mimi Alford and the secret she kept for 40 years - her teenage affair with President John F Kennedy during her time as a White House Intern.
