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Big Policeman: The Rise And Fall Of Thomas Byrnes, America's First, Most Ruthless, And Greatest Detective - Tapa blanda

Conway, J. North

 
9780762771752: Big Policeman: The Rise And Fall Of Thomas Byrnes, America's First, Most Ruthless, And Greatest Detective
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ISBN 10: 0762771755 ISBN 13: 9780762771752
Editorial: Globe Pequot Press, 2011

Sinopsis

The remarkable career of one of America's greatest detectives―a story of murder, mayhem, and intriguePhilip Marlowe, Dirty Harry, and even Law & Order―none of these would exist as they do today were it not for the legendary career of nineteenth-century New York City cop Thomas Byrnes. From 1854 to 1895, Byrnes rose through the ranks of the city's police department to become one of the most celebrated detectives in American history, a larger-than-life figure who paved the way for modern-day police methods, both good and bad.During the age of Gangs of New York, Byrnes solved many of the most sensational and high-profile cases in the city and the country. He captured Manhattan's Jack the Ripper copy-cat killer; solved the murder of prostitute Maude Merrill, who was killed by her jealous lover―her own uncle; solved the largest bank heist in American history; arrested anarchist Emma Goldman for inciting a riot in Union Square; and accomplished much more. For both good and ill, according to the New York Times, Byrnes "shaped not just the New York City Detective Bureau but the template for detective work . . . in every modern American metropolis." He not only pioneered crime scene investigation, but also perfected the brutal interrogation process called "the third degree." He revolutionized the gathering of evidence and was the first to use mug shots and keep criminal records. But when Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt investigated the corruption that had plagued the department for decades, the man one prominent journalist had dubbed the "big policeman" was forced to resign.Bringing the Gilded Age to life as he did in his acclaimed King of Heists: The Sensational Bank Robbery of 1878 That Shocked America, J. North Conway narrates in thrilling, vivid detail the crimes, murders, corruption, and gritty police work associated with the father of the American detective.

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Acerca del autor

J. North Conway is the author of King of Heists: The Sensational Bank Robbery of 1878 That Shocked America and the upcoming Bag of Bones: The Sensational Grave Robbery of the Merchant Prince of Manhattan; in addition to seven other nonfiction books. He has been a daily newspaper reporter and editor, and a columnist and feature writer for the Providence Journal and Bostonia, the alumni publication of Boston University. He has worked as an editor/writer for the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the second oldest international learned society in the country. He teaches at the University of Massachusetts in Dartmouth and Bristol Community College in Fall River, Massachusetts. He previously taught at Boston University, Northeastern University, and Fisher College. He lives in Assonet, Massachusetts.

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“A fascinating, fast-moving account of one of the most polarizing and influential figures of nineteenth-century New York.”
—Daniel Stashower, author of The Beautiful Cigar Girl:
Mary Rogers, Edgar Allan Poe, and the Invention of Murder
 
“An essential read for those interested in police work, detective stories, and New York City history.”
 —Library Journal
From 1854 to 1895, Thomas Byrnes rose through New York City’s police department to become one of the most celebrated detectives in American history, a giant who captured Manhattan’s Jack the Ripper copy-cat killer, solved the murder of prostitute Maude Merrill, cracked the largest bank heist in American history, and “shaped not just the New York City Detective Bureau but the template for detective work . . .
in every modern American metropolis,” according to the New York Times. Byrnes pioneered crime scene investigations, was the first to use mug shots, and perfected the brutal interrogation process called “the third degree,” but he was forced to resign amid widespread corruption that had plagued the department for decades. Author J. North Conway narrates in vivid detail the crimes, corruption, and gritty police work associated with the man history has dubbed “the big policeman.”

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Editorial
Globe Pequot Press
Año de publicación
2011
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0762771755
ISBN 13 
9780762771752
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
336
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