James R. Smith (1) (1947–)
Auteur de San Francisco's Lost Landmarks
Pour les autres auteurs qui s'appellent James R. Smith, voyez la page de désambigüisation.
Œuvres de James R. Smith
The California Snatch Racket: Kidnappings During the Prohibition and Depression Eras (2010) 13 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Smith, James Robert
- Date de naissance
- 1947
- Sexe
- male
Membres
Critiques
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 3
- Membres
- 92
- Popularité
- #202,476
- Évaluation
- 3.6
- Critiques
- 1
- ISBN
- 11
One would think that the targets of these crimes would all be wealthy and/or famous, but no. Not always. Some of the cases are pretty disturbing. If you're triggered by things happening to kids (one horrible case involves a mutilated young girl) or by photographs of bodies (the book starts off with a case wherein the accused are lynched by a mob of citizens), then this isn't a book for you. One strange case has a kind of reverse Stockholm syndrome--the crooks came to adore their victim and after being busted, were praising her to everyone who would listen.… (plus d'informations)