03272cam a2200481 4500 593184192 TxAuBib 20220528120000.0 ||||||s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781492694809 1492694800 0da51535-1c14-4b7e-8f0c-cbbf509f4c84 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 5167052 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Stout, David. The Kidnap Years [Libby eBook] : The Astonishing True History of the Forgotten Kidnapping Epidemic That Shook Depression-Era America. Sourcebooks, 2020. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 3693kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. historical true crime. kidnapping in america. 20th_century_setting. true crime history. america's history. events in history. Great Depression. depression era. investigation. lindbergh law. True Crime. kidnapping. abduction. America. FBI. HTML:<p><strong>"A thrilling account that puts the 1932 Lindbergh baby kidnapping case, billed as "the crime of the century," in the context of the thousands of other kidnappings that occurred in the U.S. during the Prohibition and Depression eras...will enthrall true crime fans." — Publishers Weekly, STARRED review</strong></p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>"A fascinating crime book like no other." —David Cay Johnston, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist</p>. True Crime. Nonfiction. History. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-07-27 20:00:02. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=0da51535-1c14-4b7e-8f0c-cbbf509f4c84&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=0da51535-1c14-4b7e-8f0c-cbbf509f4c84&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read) TXGID