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

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

Title remainder

the astonishing true history of the forgotten kidnapping epidemic that shook Depression-era America

Statement of responsibility

David Stout

Creator

• Stout, David, 1942-

Contributor

• Schnaubelt, Teri

Author

• Stout, David, 1942-

Narrator

• Schnaubelt, Teri

Subject

• Crime -- United States -- History -- 20th century
• Kidnapping -- United States -- History -- 20th century
• 1900-1999

Language

eng

Summary

The Great Depression was a time of desperation in America--parents struggled to feed their children and unemployment was at a record high. Adding to the lawlessness of the decade, thugs with submachine guns and corrupt law-enforcement officers ran rampant. But amidst this panic, there was one sure-fire way to make money, one used by criminals and resourceful civilians alike: kidnapping. Jump into this forgotten history with Edgar Award-winning author David Stout as he explores the reports of missing people that inundated newspapers at the time. Learn the horrifying details of these abduction cases, from the methods used and the investigative processes to the personal histories of the culprits and victims. All of this culminates with the most infamous kidnapping in American history, the one that targeted an international celebrity and changed legislation forever: the Lindbergh kidnapping. The Kidnap Years is a gritty, visceral, thoughtfully reported page-turner that chronicles the sweep of abductions that afflicted all corners of the country as desperate people were pushed to do the unthinkable

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Issued also in online resource format.

Cataloging source

JU0

Form of composition

other

PerformerNote

Read by Teri Schnaubelt

Target audience

specialized