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03111aam a22006138i 4500 001 6EB2254A7A2711EA84B5692797128E48 003 SILO 005 20200815010218 008 191016s2020 ilu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2019032997 020 $a 1492694797 020 $a 9781492694793 035 $a (OCoLC)1105151295 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d TOH $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 100 1 $a Stout, David, $d 1942- $e author. 245 14 $a The kidnap years : $b the astonishing true history of the forgotten kidnapping epidemic that shook Depression-era America / $c David Stout. 263 $a 2004. 264 1 $a Naperville, Illinois : $b Sourcebooks, $c [2020] 300 $a pages cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "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"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Kidnapping $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Crime $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 941 $a 27 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240710051631.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20240502012210.0 952 $l GZPE631 $d 20240305020132.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20231012022249.0 952 $l WKPE185 $d 20230310013739.0 952 $l GMPD771 $d 20230210022953.0 952 $l SIPD314 $d 20230201021918.0 952 $l SWPB124 $d 20220923010854.0 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20220909061104.0 952 $l TOPB062 $d 20220503074107.0 952 $l SZPC124 $d 20210901011245.0 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722063216.0 952 $l BWPD851 $d 20210714010902.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20210402010334.0 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20201215011421.0 952 $l XAPE737 $d 20201208010735.0 952 $l RZPE145 $d 20201009010353.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20201007082711.0 952 $l OJPC027 $d 20200831132723.0 $m 364.15 STO 952 $l SXPC124 $d 20200808072818.0 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20200805015541.0 952 $l KJPF566 $d 20200714010636.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20200616012747.0 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20200610030209.0 952 $l ESPD725 $d 20200604011046.0 952 $l TFPI826 $d 20200505011615.0 952 $l XXPH787 $d 20200409011258.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=6EB2254A7A2711EA84B5692797128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search