The kidnap years : the astonishing true history of the forgotten kidnapping epidemic that shook Depression-era America
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Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, [2020].
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xxix, 430 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Chetco Community Public Library - Adult/General - Nonfiction364.154 STOUT 2020Available
Coos Bay Public Library - Adult/General - Nonfiction364.154 STO, Kidnap 2020Available
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Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, [2020].
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"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"--

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Stout, D. (2020). The kidnap years: the astonishing true history of the forgotten kidnapping epidemic that shook Depression-era America . Sourcebooks.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Stout, David, 1942-2020. 2020. The Kidnap Years: The Astonishing True History of the Forgotten Kidnapping Epidemic That Shook Depression-era America. Sourcebooks.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Stout, David, 1942-2020. The Kidnap Years: The Astonishing True History of the Forgotten Kidnapping Epidemic That Shook Depression-era America Sourcebooks, 2020.

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Stout, David. The Kidnap Years: The Astonishing True History of the Forgotten Kidnapping Epidemic That Shook Depression-era America Sourcebooks, 2020.

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