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Greenburg, Michael M.
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Metesky, George P., 1903-1994.
Bombers (Terrorists) -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
Mentally ill offenders -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
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The Mad Bomber of Ne...
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The Mad Bomber of New York : the extraordinary true story of the manhunt that paralyzed a city / Michael M. Greenburg.
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Greenburg, Michael M.
New York, NY : Union Square Press, c2011.
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Metesky, George P., 1903-1994.
Bombers (Terrorists) -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
Mentally ill offenders -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
ISBN:
9781402774348
1402774346
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xviii, 316 p., [16] plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
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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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.
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Hawaii State Library
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363.325 Metesky Gr
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