Bibliograph

The Mad Bomber of New York, the extraordinary true story of the manhunt that paralyzed a city, Michael M. Greenburg

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The Mad Bomber of New York, the extraordinary true story of the manhunt that paralyzed a city, Michael M. Greenburg

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-303) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Mad Bomber of New York

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

664519638

Responsibility statement

Michael M. Greenburg

Sub title

the extraordinary true story of the manhunt that paralyzed a city

Summary

Documents the story of the manhunt for the "Mad Bomber," who between 1940 and 1957 placed thirty-three bombs in high-traffic New York City locations including Grand Central Station, Radio City Music Hall, and Macy's, in an account that also marks the beginning of modern criminal profiling

Table Of Contents

"A real boom town" -- Hell Gate -- The seeds of madness -- "Selected by destiny" -- "A man with a hammer" -- Chasing shadows -- The "Twelfth Street prophet" -- "The greatest manhunt in the history of the police department" -- A city in turmoil -- Profile of a bomber -- Christmas in Manhattan -- "An innocent and almost absurdly simple thing" -- "Plenty of whacks" -- "The four fishermen" -- Alice Kelly -- "The price of peace" -- "Your next door neighbor" -- Rewards, accolades, and accusations -- A question of competency -- "As plain as the nose on your face" -- "His days on Earth are numbered" -- The birth of criminal profiling -- Right from wrong -- Matteawan

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