Alan G. Gauthreaux
Auteur de Dark Bayou: Infamous Louisiana Homicides
3 oeuvres 38 utilisateurs 10 critiques
A propos de l'auteur
Alan G. Gauthreaux is an adjunct instructor of history at Nunez Community College in Chalmette, Louisiana. He has written numerous historical articles in the true crime and military history fields. He lives in Kenner, Louisiana.
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and a brief history of the author. The book covers history of Louisiana and the Italian influence that shaped it. (1)
and tradition that made it the melting pot it is today. Written by author and currently college professor Alan Gauthreaux (1)
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Crime proprement dit (3)
Critiques en avant-première (3)
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historical crime (1)
homicides (1)
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it includes access features such as a table of contents (1)
La Nouvelle-Orléans (2)
large paperback (1)
LibraryThing (1)
Louisiane (3)
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Lu en 2016 (1)
murderers (1)
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Nola Books (1)
non-fiction (6)
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that help the accurately help the reader find chapters relating to it's subject. Other features include a bibliography (1)
This book is about Louisiana and the history (1)
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Dark Bayou: Infamous Louisiana Homicides par Alan G. Gauthreaux
Cette critique a été écrite dans le cadre des Critiques en avant-première de LibraryThing.
A very well-researched collection of murder in Louisiana. Some bits seem a little manufactured or imagined, but I would have no way of knowing. The background of each case is explored thoroughly (sometimes to excess, particularly in the case of the crooked politician Huey Long, which is my reason for three stars instead of four.) If your interest is in crimes of the past and you enjoy detail, you'll definitely like this book.
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EmScape | 9 autres critiques | Jul 6, 2016 | Cette critique a été écrite dans le cadre des Critiques en avant-première de LibraryThing.
I had a difficult time getting through this book. Normally, I am intrigued by old crimes, and I'm fascinated by Louisiana's history. But I kept putting this book down and didn't have a lot of desire to pick it back up.
The homicide cases chosen are interesting enough, though some are only "infamous" because the murder was tied to local politics, and many don't differ much from any of the countless 'typical' murders committed in the nation.
My lackluster feeling comes mainly from the writing style. These accounts feel like straightforward news articles, like something you might read in the newspaper. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that style, but I personally find it too drab. I wanted more color and atmosphere, more of an engaging narrative.
One thing I found odd was the treatment of swear words. When the author quoted something from a resource, if there was a swear used in that quote, the author used an underline instead. So it looked like this: "You French ____, I..." This is a true crime book, with details of bloody murders, read by adults. I just felt that if an author is going to quote something in a book of this nature, he (or she) does not need to treat us like children and eliminate "bad words". I've never seen this done, and I thought it was weird.
These tales do offer a snapshot of Louisiana's politics and the workings of the police force there. It's a good read for anyone looking to learn more about the states history and/or the evolution of their police department.
*I received a copy of this book via LibraryThing, in exchange for my honest review.*… (plus d'informations)
The homicide cases chosen are interesting enough, though some are only "infamous" because the murder was tied to local politics, and many don't differ much from any of the countless 'typical' murders committed in the nation.
My lackluster feeling comes mainly from the writing style. These accounts feel like straightforward news articles, like something you might read in the newspaper. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that style, but I personally find it too drab. I wanted more color and atmosphere, more of an engaging narrative.
One thing I found odd was the treatment of swear words. When the author quoted something from a resource, if there was a swear used in that quote, the author used an underline instead. So it looked like this: "You French ____, I..." This is a true crime book, with details of bloody murders, read by adults. I just felt that if an author is going to quote something in a book of this nature, he (or she) does not need to treat us like children and eliminate "bad words". I've never seen this done, and I thought it was weird.
These tales do offer a snapshot of Louisiana's politics and the workings of the police force there. It's a good read for anyone looking to learn more about the states history and/or the evolution of their police department.
*I received a copy of this book via LibraryThing, in exchange for my honest review.*… (plus d'informations)
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Darcia | 9 autres critiques | May 5, 2016 | Cette critique a été écrite dans le cadre des Critiques en avant-première de LibraryThing.
Didn't much care for the dry delivery. My fault I guess, I was hoping for something Southern Gothic along the lines of True Detective or Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. This just wasn't my style.
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5hrdrive | 9 autres critiques | Mar 27, 2016 | Cette critique a été écrite dans le cadre des Critiques en avant-première de LibraryThing.
A collection of case studies of murders, from the 1891 case of a mob-connected businessman to the 2006 murder of a woman who was divorcing a well-known local sportscaster. There is a chapter on the career and murder of former Governor Huey P. Long in the 30's, but for me, the most interesting were the chapters about the two young female serial killers I'd never heard of before. One young woman named Annie Crawford poisoned her parents, two sisters and attempted to poison an aunt before she was caught. Overlapping that time, a series of multiple murders, whole families brutally killed with an axe throughout Southern Louisiana and into Texas, were committed by seventeen year old Clementine Barnabet, and then by her followers, as she turned out to be a leader in a religious cult.
I won this through LT (thanks!) and it's really interesting. I'm not sure if it's an ER or ARC, but there are plenty of editing mistakes, with a paragraph of actions being followed by another paragraph that says the opposite happened and names changed in a paragraph.
I have to mention that Southerners have a talent for wonderfully quirky names, something that I see in my own older relatives. "Clementine Barnabet" sounds so sweet (though she was evil), then there's "Troisville Sykes", who was apparently a witness to a murder and also a murderer himself, and a lawyer named "Wiley Beevers".… (plus d'informations)
I won this through LT (thanks!) and it's really interesting. I'm not sure if it's an ER or ARC, but there are plenty of editing mistakes, with a paragraph of actions being followed by another paragraph that says the opposite happened and names changed in a paragraph.
I have to mention that Southerners have a talent for wonderfully quirky names, something that I see in my own older relatives. "Clementine Barnabet" sounds so sweet (though she was evil), then there's "Troisville Sykes", who was apparently a witness to a murder and also a murderer himself, and a lawyer named "Wiley Beevers".… (plus d'informations)
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- Œuvres
- 3
- Membres
- 38
- Popularité
- #383,442
- Évaluation
- ½ 3.6
- Critiques
- 10
- ISBN
- 6