Speaking Ill of the Dead Jerks in Boston History |
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| Author:
| Della Valle, Paul |
| Series title: | Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Histo Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7627-7915-4 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
| Publisher: | Globe Pequot Press, The
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $16.95 |
Book Description:
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The lives of notorious bad guys, perpetrators of mischief, visionary-if misunderstood-thinkers, and other colorful antiheroes, jerks, and evil doers from history all get their due in the short essays featured in these enlightening, informative, books. Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Boston History features eighteen short biographies of nefarious characters, from the pompous and self-righteous Cotton Mather to the swindler Charles Ponzi.
The lives of notorious bad guys, perpetrators of mischief, visionary-if misunderstood-thinkers, and other colorful antiheroes, jerks, and evil doers from history all get their due in the short essays featured in these enlightening, informative, books. Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Boston History features eighteen short biographies of nefarious characters, from the pompous and self-righteous Cotton Mather to the swindler Charles Ponzi.