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Title Speaking ill of the dead : jerks in Florida history / E. Lynne Wright.
Author Wright, E. Lynne, 1931-
Publication Info. Guilford, Connecticut : GPP, 2013.
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Description 219 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Dr. Weedon's Gruesome Surgery -- John Wilkes Booth's Florida Conspirator -- The Carpetbagger Governor -- Florida's Green Menace -- The Burning of Styx -- Booker T. Washington Gives a Speech -- Guy Bradley's Killer -- Edgar J. Watson, Killing Machine -- The Divisive Governor Catts -- 111 Years of Child Cruelty -- Ben Hecht Buries a Treasure -- Pepper, Ball, and Gorgeous George -- The Trial of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings -- Sheriff McCall's Brutal Reign -- KKK : Organized Jerks -- McCarthyism Invades Florida -- Justice for Adam -- Even Heroes Can Be Jerks -- Queen of Florida Jerks.
Subject Florida -- History -- Anecdotes.
Florida -- Biography -- Anecdotes.
Outlaws -- Florida -- Biography -- Anecdotes.
Rogues and vagabonds -- Florida -- Biography -- Anecdotes.
Criminals -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography -- Anecdotes.
Added Title Jerks in Florida history
ISBN 9780762778546 : $16.95
0762778547