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Author:

Stout, David, 1942- author.

Title:

The kidnap years : the astonishing true history of the forgotten kidnapping epidemic that shook Depression-era America / David Stout.

Publisher:

Sourcebooks,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

pages cm.

Subject:

Kidnapping--United States--History--20th century.
Crime--United States--History--20th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary:

"The Great Depression was a time of incomparable financial desperation in America. Thugs with submachine guns and square-jawed G-men have long dominated the vernacular images of fear, lawlessness, and corruption set against the decimating poverty of that decade. But little known-until now-are the many serial dramas that played out in homes and hideouts, courtrooms and cold cases across the country. In a time of panic, legal lethargy, corruption, and incompetence, there was one sure-fire means to make money, one that was seized upon by both criminals and resourceful civilians. Best of all, one likely to go unpunished: kidnapping. Gritty, visceral, and thoughtfully reported, The Kidnap Years chronicles a forgotten time in America's history when the economic hardships of the Great Depression and the low legal risk of kidnapping led to a sweep of abductions that afflicted all corners of the country"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1492694797
9781492694793

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1105151295

LCCN:

2019032997

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