True Crime

The True Stories of Celebrated Crimes

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George Barton


Excerpt: "Raw truth often possesses greater human interest than the most polished fiction. Crime, in itself, is painful and sometimes r…

Haarmann. Die Geschichte eines Werwolfs

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Theodor Lessing


"Warte, warte nur ein Weilchen, bald kommt Haarmann auch zu Dir. Mit dem kleinen Hackebeilchen macht er Schabefleisch aus Dir." So…

Joaquin, the Claude Duval of California; or, The Marauder of the Mines: a Roman…

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Henry L. Williams


Joaquin Murrieta was a famous Californio bandit, known as the "Robin Hood of El Dorado".Joaquin Murrieta was the son of worthy par…

You Can't Win

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Jack Black


'You Can't Win' is an autobiography that was serialized in the San Francisco Call and Post (1925). It became so popular that it was publishe…

The Story of the Outlaw

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Emerson Hough


With historical narratives of famous outlaws; the stories of noted border wars; vigilante movements and armed conflicts on the frontier.

On the Witness Stand: Essays on Psychology and Crime

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Hugo Münsterberg


Eight sketches by one of the pioneers of applied psychology, which highlight the mind of the witness on the witness stand, and how one can b…

A General History of the Pyrates (version 2)

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Captain Charles Johnson


A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the most notorious Pyrates is a 1724 book published in Britain containing biographies of c…

The Beggars of Paris

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Louis Paulian


Here, as in France, begging is made a profession. And it is very important that the public should realize the fact, that ' thoughtless almsg…

American State Trials, Volume 2

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John D. Lawson


"A collection of the important and interesting criminal trials which have taken place in the United States from the beginning of our go…

American State Trials, Volume 3

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John D. Lawson


"A collection of the important and interesting criminal trials which have taken place in the United States from the beginning of our go…

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