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Author Bendici, Ray.

Title Speaking ill of the dead : jerks in Connecticut history / Ray Bendici.

Imprint Guilford, Conn. : Globe Pequot Press, 2012.

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 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  974.6 BENDICI    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Manross Branch - Non Fiction  974.6 B433    Check Shelf
 Burlington Public Library - Adult Department  974.6 BENDICI    Check Shelf
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 Cheshire Public Library - Adult Department Lower Level  974.6 BENDICI c.2  Check Shelf
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 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  974.6 BENDICI    Check Shelf

Description viii, 231 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-225) and index.
Contents Benedict Arnold : from hero to traitor to scourge -- George Metesky : angry jerk with a short fuse -- Lydia Sherman : Connecticut's own black widow -- Julius Schacknow : self-made prophet, savior, and god -- Uncas : last (and likely worst) of the Mohicans -- Rev. Samuel A. Peters : exiled loyalist and "victim of pseudomania" -- Anastase A. Vonsiatsky : fascist jerk in the time of Hitler -- Amy Archer-Gilligan : the true story behind Arsenic and old lace -- P.T. Barnum : prince of the humbugs -- Philip Musica : multiple identities, one jerk -- Samuel Colt : the jerk who won the West -- Hannah Hovey : the Wicked Witch of Monroe -- Rev. Herbert H. Hayden : minister turned murderer -- Salvatore "Midge Renault" Annunziato : a "made" jerk -- William Stuart : the (allegedly) most celebrated jerk in Connecticut history.
Subject Connecticut -- History -- Anecdotes.
Connecticut -- Biography -- Anecdotes.
Outlaws -- Connecticut -- Biography -- Anecdotes.
Rogues and vagabonds -- Connecticut -- Biography -- Anecdotes.
Criminals -- Connecticut -- Biography -- Anecdotes.
Criminals. (OCoLC)fst00883516
Outlaws. (OCoLC)fst01049233
Rogues and vagabonds. (OCoLC)fst01099594
Connecticut. (OCoLC)fst01205688
Genre/Form Anecdotes. (OCoLC)fst01423876
Biography -- Anecdotes. (OCoLC)fst01423690
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Added Title Jerks in Connecticut history
ISBN 9780762772155 (pbk.)
0762772158 (pbk.)
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