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Fiend
The Shocking True Story of America's Youngest Serial Killer
by Harold Schechter
ISBN: 067101448X
ISBN-13: 9780671014483
Format: Paperback
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Publisher: Pocket Books
Published date: 2000
Size: 6.25 x 9.25 inches
Weight: 0.85 pounds
Pages: 308
Publisher's Notes
A chilling portrait of America's youngest serial killer describes the shocking crime spree of young Jesse Pomeroy, arrested in 1874 for a vicious series of child abductions, tortures, and murders that terrorizzed nineteenth-century Boston. Original.
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Schechter, Harold
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Fiend: The Shocking True Story of America's Youngest Serial Killer
Schechter, Harold
New York: Pocket Books; Simon & Schuster, 2000 308 pp., [8] pp. of plates, illus.; 24 cm. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. Remainder mark/tail edge. "A MONSTER PREYED UPON THE CHILDREN OF NINETEENTH-CENTURY BOSTON. HIS CRIMES WERE APPALLING -- AND YET HE WAS LITTLE MORE THAN A CHILD HIMSELF. When fourteen-year-old Jesse Pomeroy was arrested in 1874, a nightmarish reign of terror over an unsuspecting city came to an end. 'The Boston Boy Fiend' was imprisoned at last. But the complex questions sparked by his ghastly crime spree--the hows and whys of vicious juvenile crime--were as relevant in the so-called Age of Innocence as they are today. Jesse Pomeroy was outwardly repellent in appearance, with a gruesome 'dead' eye inside, he was deformed beyond imagining. A sexual sadist of disturbing precocity, he satisfied his atrocious appetites by abducting and torturing his child victims. But soon, the teenager's bloodlust gave way to another obsession: murder. Harold Schechter, whose true-crime masterpieces are 'well-documented nightmares for anyone who dares to look' (Peoria Journal Star), brings his acclaimed mix of page-turning storytelling, brilliant insight, and fascinating historical documentation to Fiend--an unforgettable account from the annals of American crime. / Harold Schechter is a professor at Queens College, the City University of New York, where he teaches courses in American literature and culture. Renowned for his true-crime writing, he is the author of five nonfiction books: Bestial, Deviant, Deranged, Depraved, and, with David Everitt, The A to Z Encyclopedia of Serial Killers. He is also the author of Nevermore, an acclaimed historical novel featuring Edgar Allan Poe." - Publisher.. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Left Coast Books (United States)
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Fiend: The Shocking True Story of America's Youngest Serial Killer
Harold Schechter
New York & Chicago, USA: Pocket Books, 2000 Pomeroy, when only 14, tortured and murdered children in Boston in the 1870s. Schechter's book resurrects the past from newspaper accounts, letters, and other historical documents, including a reform school's massive volume entitled History of Boys. He blends his research into a seamless story, fascinating in its horror. Includes copies of engravings, photos, and sketches of Pomeroy, from his heyday as "boy-fiend," to his later days behind bars. VG condition with slight edge wear.. First Trade Paperback Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 64mo - up to 3" tall. ( more information) Offered by Spirit Tomes and Treasures (United States)
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FIEND The Shocking True Story Of Americas Youngest Serial Killer
Schechter, Harold
Pocket. Near Fine. 2000. 1st Edition Thus. Softcover. Previous owner's cataloging label taped to spine of DJ. B&W Photographs Small 4to 9" - 11" tall 308 pp 26072tc . ( more information) Offered by The Novel Shoppe (United States)
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