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An edition of The fox and the flies (2007)

The fox and the flies

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1st U.S. ed.

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Reconstructs the life and crimes of nineteenth-century criminal Joseph Silver, detailing his diverse careers as a burglar, gun runner, jewel thief, and trafficker in prostitution and female slavery, and presents evidence that he was responsible for the murders attributed to Jack the Ripper.

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Walker & Co.
Language
English
Pages
646

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Subjects
Serial murderers, Serial murders, Jewish criminals, Sex crimes, Biography, History, New York Times reviewed
People
Joseph Silver (b. 1868)
Places
England, London
Times
19th century

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Cover of: The fox and the flies
The fox and the flies: the secret life of a grotesque master criminal
2007, Walker & Co.
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Table of Contents

Lis family tree
Kielce, 1868-1884
London, 1885-1889
New York City, 1889-1891
New York City, 1891-1893
Pittsburgh, 1893-1894
New York City, 1895
London, 1895-1898
Johannesburg, 1898
Johannesburg, 1899
Kimberley, 1900
Cape Town, 1901-1902
Kimberley-Bloemfontein, 1902
Bloemfontein, 1903
Cape Town, 1903-1904
Cape Town, 1904-1905
Swakopmund, 1905
Windhoek, 1905-1906
Neumünster and Paris, 1908-1909
Antwerp, Brussels, Liège and Aachen, 1909-1910
Buenos Aires, 1910
Santiago-Valparaiso, 1910-1912
Valparaiso-Santiago, 1913
London, New York and Rio de Janeiro, 1914-1916
Jaroslaw, 1917-1918
Silver's secrets: Whitechapel, 1888
Appendix: Clio and the fox: the hunt for Joseph Silver and his hidden pasts.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [608]-627) and index.

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Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
364.15/23/092, B
Library of Congress
HV6535.G4 V36 2007

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxiv, 646 p., [16] p. of plates :
Number of pages
646

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OL24741121M
Internet Archive
foxfliessecretli00vano
ISBN 10
0802716415
ISBN 13
9780802716415
OCLC/WorldCat
156821878
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