First in violence, deepest in dirt : homicide in Chicago, 1875-1920 /
Between 1875 and 1920, Chicago's homicide rate more than quadrupled, making it the most violent major urban center in the United States--or, in the words of Lincoln Steffens, "first in violence, deepest in dirt." In many ways, however, Chicago became more orderly as it grew. Hundreds...
Основен автор: | Adler, Jeffrey S. |
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Формат: | Електронна книга |
Език: | English |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
Harvard University Press,
2006.
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First in violence, deepest in dirt. |
Съдържание:
- "So you refuse to drink with me, do you?"
- "I loved my wife so I killed her"
- "He got what he deserved"
- "If ever that black dog crosses the threshold of my house, I will kill him"
- "The dead man's hand"
- "A good place to drown babies"
- "A butcher at the stockyard killing sheep."