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"Americans have had an uneasy fascination with crime since the earliest European settlements in the New World, and right from the start true crime became a dominant genre in American writing. True Crime: An American Anthology offers the first comprehensive look at the many ways in which American writers have explored crime in a multitude of aspects: the dark motives that spur it, the shock of its impact on society, the effort to make sense of the violent extremes of human behavior. "The human community," as Harold Schechter notes in his introduction, "finding itself under assault from within, searches desperately for a framework or context to explain the apparently unexplainable.""--Jacket.

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English
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Murder, Crime, Literary collections, True crime stories, Murder, united states

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Table of Contents

William Bradford
William Bradford -- Cotton Mather
William Bradford -- Cotton Mather -- Benjamin Franklin
William Bradford -- Cotton Mather -- Benjamin Franklin -- Anonymous
William Bradford -- Cotton Mather -- Benjamin Franklin -- Anonymous -- Timothy Dwight
William Bradford -- Cotton Mather -- Benjamin Franklin -- Anonymous -- Timothy Dwight
William Bradford -- Cotton Mather -- Benjamin Franklin -- Anonymous -- Timothy Dwight
William Bradford -- Cotton Mather -- Benjamin Franklin -- Anonymous -- Timothy Dwight -- James Gordon Bennett
William Bradford -- Cotton Mather -- Benjamin Franklin -- Anonymous -- Timothy Dwight -- James Gordon Bennett -- Nathaniel Hawthorne
William Bradford -- Cotton Mather -- Benjamin Franklin -- Anonymous -- Timothy Dwight -- James Gordon Bennett -- Nathaniel Hawthorne -- Abraham Lincoln
William Bradford -- Cotton Mather -- Benjamin Franklin -- Anonymous -- Timothy Dwight -- James Gordon Bennett -- Nathaniel Hawthorne -- Abraham Lincoln -- Ambrose Bierce -- from
William Bradford -- Cotton Mather -- Benjamin Franklin -- Anonymous -- Timothy Dwight -- James Gordon Bennett -- Nathaniel Hawthorne -- Abraham Lincoln -- Ambrose Bierce -- from -- Mark Twain
William Bradford -- Cotton Mather -- Benjamin Franklin -- Anonymous -- Timothy Dwight -- James Gordon Bennett -- Nathaniel Hawthorne -- Abraham Lincoln -- Ambrose Bierce -- from -- Mark Twain -- Anonymous
William Bradford -- Cotton Mather -- Benjamin Franklin -- Anonymous -- Timothy Dwight -- James Gordon Bennett -- Nathaniel Hawthorne -- Abraham Lincoln -- Ambrose Bierce -- from -- Mark Twain -- Anonymous -- Lafcadio Hearn
William Bradford -- Cotton Mather -- Benjamin Franklin -- Anonymous -- Timothy Dwight -- James Gordon Bennett -- Nathaniel Hawthorne -- Abraham Lincoln -- Ambrose Bierce -- from -- Mark Twain -- Anonymous -- Lafcadio Hearn -- Celia Thaxter
William Bradford -- Cotton Mather -- Benjamin Franklin -- Anonymous -- Timothy Dwight -- James Gordon Bennett -- Nathaniel Hawthorne -- Abraham Lincoln -- Ambrose Bierce -- from -- Mark Twain -- Anonymous -- Lafcadio Hearn -- Celia Thaxter -- José Martí
William Bradford -- Cotton Mather -- Benjamin Franklin -- Anonymous -- Timothy Dwight -- James Gordon Bennett -- Nathaniel Hawthorne -- Abraham Lincoln -- Ambrose Bierce -- from -- Mark Twain -- Anonymous -- Lafcadio Hearn -- Celia Thaxter -- José Martí -- Thomas Byrnes
William Bradford-- Cotton Mather-- Benjamin Franklin-- Anonymous-- Timothy Dwight-- James Gordon Bennett-- Nathaniel Hawthorne-- Abraham Lincoln-- Ambrose Bierce-- from-- Mark Twain-- Anonymous-- Lafcadio Hearn-- Celia Thaxter-- José Martí-- Thomas Byrnes-- Frank Norris
Susan Glaspell -- Murder ballads.
Susan Glaspell -- Murder ballads.
Susan Glaspell -- Murder ballads.
Susan Glaspell -- Murder ballads.
Susan Glaspell -- Murder ballads.
Susan Glaspell -- Murder ballads.
Susan Glaspell -- Murder ballads.
Susan Glaspell -- Murder ballads. -- Thomas S. Duke
Susan Glaspell -- Murder ballads. -- Thomas S. Duke -- Edmund Pearson
Susan Glaspell -- Murder ballads. -- Thomas S. Duke -- Edmund Pearson -- Damon Runyon -- from
Susan Glaspell -- Murder ballads. -- Thomas S. Duke -- Edmund Pearson -- Damon Runyon -- from -- Herbert Asbury
Susan Glaspell -- Murder ballads. -- Thomas S. Duke -- Edmund Pearson -- Damon Runyon -- from -- Herbert Asbury -- Alexander Wollcott
Susan Glaspell -- Murder ballads. -- Thomas S. Duke -- Edmund Pearson -- Damon Runyon -- from -- Herbert Asbury -- Alexander Wollcott -- Joseph Mitchell
Susan Glaspell -- Murder ballads. -- Thomas S. Duke -- Edmund Pearson -- Damon Runyon -- from -- Herbert Asbury -- Alexander Wollcott -- Joseph Mitchell -- H. L. Mencken
Susan Glaspell -- Murder ballads. -- Thomas S. Duke -- Edmund Pearson -- Damon Runyon -- from -- Herbert Asbury -- Alexander Wollcott -- Joseph Mitchell -- H. L. Mencken -- Theodore Dreiser
Susan Glaspell -- Murder ballads. -- Thomas S. Duke -- Edmund Pearson -- Damon Runyon -- from -- Herbert Asbury -- Alexander Wollcott -- Joseph Mitchell -- H. L. Mencken -- Theodore Dreiser -- Dorothy Kilgallen
Susan Glaspell -- Murder ballads. -- Thomas S. Duke -- Edmund Pearson -- Damon Runyon -- from -- Herbert Asbury -- Alexander Wollcott -- Joseph Mitchell -- H. L. Mencken -- Theodore Dreiser -- Dorothy Kilgallen -- Edna Ferber
Susan Glaspell-- Murder ballads.-- Thomas S. Duke-- Edmund Pearson-- Damon Runyon-- from-- Herbert Asbury-- Alexander Wollcott-- Joseph Mitchell-- H. L. Mencken-- Theodore Dreiser-- Dorothy Kilgallen-- Edna Ferber-- Jim Thompson
James Thurber
James Thurber -- Meyer Berger
James Thurber -- Meyer Berger -- John Bartlow Martin
James Thurber -- Meyer Berger -- John Bartlow Martin -- A.J. Liebling
James Thurber -- Meyer Berger -- John Bartlow Martin -- A.J. Liebling -- Zora Neale Hurston
James Thurber -- Meyer Berger -- John Bartlow Martin -- A.J. Liebling -- Zora Neale Hurston -- Jack Webb
James Thurber -- Meyer Berger -- John Bartlow Martin -- A.J. Liebling -- Zora Neale Hurston -- Jack Webb -- Elizabeth Hardwick
James Thurber -- Meyer Berger -- John Bartlow Martin -- A.J. Liebling -- Zora Neale Hurston -- Jack Webb -- Elizabeth Hardwick -- Robert Bloch
James Thurber -- Meyer Berger -- John Bartlow Martin -- A.J. Liebling -- Zora Neale Hurston -- Jack Webb -- Elizabeth Hardwick -- Robert Bloch -- Miriam Allen deFord
James Thurber -- Meyer Berger -- John Bartlow Martin -- A.J. Liebling -- Zora Neale Hurston -- Jack Webb -- Elizabeth Hardwick -- Robert Bloch -- Miriam Allen deFord -- W.T. Brannon
James Thurber -- Meyer Berger -- John Bartlow Martin -- A.J. Liebling -- Zora Neale Hurston -- Jack Webb -- Elizabeth Hardwick -- Robert Bloch -- Miriam Allen deFord -- W.T. Brannon -- Don Moser
James Thurber -- Meyer Berger -- John Bartlow Martin -- A.J. Liebling -- Zora Neale Hurston -- Jack Webb -- Elizabeth Hardwick -- Robert Bloch -- Miriam Allen deFord -- W.T. Brannon -- Don Moser -- Calvin Trillin
James Thurber -- Meyer Berger -- John Bartlow Martin -- A.J. Liebling -- Zora Neale Hurston -- Jack Webb -- Elizabeth Hardwick -- Robert Bloch -- Miriam Allen deFord -- W.T. Brannon -- Don Moser -- Calvin Trillin -- Gay Talese
James Thurber -- Meyer Berger -- John Bartlow Martin -- A.J. Liebling -- Zora Neale Hurston -- Jack Webb -- Elizabeth Hardwick -- Robert Bloch -- Miriam Allen deFord -- W.T. Brannon -- Don Moser -- Calvin Trillin -- Gay Talese -- Truman Capote
James Thurber -- Meyer Berger -- John Bartlow Martin -- A.J. Liebling -- Zora Neale Hurston -- Jack Webb -- Elizabeth Hardwick -- Robert Bloch -- Miriam Allen deFord -- W.T. Brannon -- Don Moser -- Calvin Trillin -- Gay Talese -- Truman Capote -- Jimmy Breslin
James Thurber -- Meyer Berger -- John Bartlow Martin -- A.J. Liebling -- Zora Neale Hurston -- Jack Webb -- Elizabeth Hardwick -- Robert Bloch -- Miriam Allen deFord -- W.T. Brannon -- Don Moser -- Calvin Trillin -- Gay Talese -- Truman Capote -- Jimmy Breslin -- Jay Robert Nash
James Thurber -- Meyer Berger -- John Bartlow Martin -- A.J. Liebling -- Zora Neale Hurston -- Jack Webb -- Elizabeth Hardwick -- Robert Bloch -- Miriam Allen deFord -- W.T. Brannon -- Don Moser -- Calvin Trillin -- Gay Talese -- Truman Capote -- Jimmy Breslin -- Jay Robert Nash -- Albert Borowitz
James Thurber -- Meyer Berger -- John Bartlow Martin -- A.J. Liebling -- Zora Neale Hurston -- Jack Webb -- Elizabeth Hardwick -- Robert Bloch -- Miriam Allen deFord -- W.T. Brannon -- Don Moser -- Calvin Trillin -- Gay Talese -- Truman Capote -- Jimmy Breslin -- Jay Robert Nash -- Albert Borowitz -- James Ellroy
James Thurber -- Meyer Berger -- John Bartlow Martin -- A.J. Liebling -- Zora Neale Hurston -- Jack Webb -- Elizabeth Hardwick -- Robert Bloch -- Miriam Allen deFord -- W.T. Brannon -- Don Moser -- Calvin Trillin -- Gay Talese -- Truman Capote -- Jimmy Breslin -- Jay Robert Nash -- Albert Borowitz -- James Ellroy -- Ann Rule
James Thurber-- Meyer Berger-- John Bartlow Martin-- A.J. Liebling-- Zora Neale Hurston-- Jack Webb-- Elizabeth Hardwick-- Robert Bloch-- Miriam Allen deFord-- W.T. Brannon-- Don Moser-- Calvin Trillin-- Gay Talese-- Truman Capote-- Jimmy Breslin-- Jay Robert Nash-- Albert Borowitz-- James Ellroy-- Ann Rule-- Dominick Dunne.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 775-778) and index.

Genre
Literary collections.

Classifications

Library of Congress
HV6521 .T783 2008, PS648.C7 T78 2008

The Physical Object

Pagination
xx, 788 p. ;
Number of pages
788

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL23107146M
ISBN 10
1598530313
ISBN 13
9781598530315
LCCN
2008927624
OCLC/WorldCat
223800861
Goodreads
3590446

Work Description

Americans have had an uneasy fascination with crime since the earliest European settlements in the New World, and right from the start true crime became a dominant genre in American writing. True Crime: An American Anthology offers the first comprehensive look at the many ways in which American writers have explored crime in a multitude of aspects: the dark motives that spur it, the shock of its impact on society, the effort to make sense of the violent extremes of human behavior. "The human community," as Harold Schechter notes in his introduction, "finding itself under assault from within, searches desperately for a framework or context to explain the apparently unexplainable."

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