Depraved: The Definitive True Story of H.H. Holmes, Whose Grotesque Crimes Shattered Turn-of-the-Century Chicago " Holmes admitted to twenty-seven murders by the time his madhouse of trapdoors, asphyxiation devices, body chutes, and acid vats was exposed. Holmes is notorious -- but only Harold Schechter's Depraved tells the complete story of th
| TITLE | : | Depraved: The Definitive True Story of H.H. Holmes, Whose Grotesque Crimes Shattered Turn-of-the-Century Chicago |
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| RATING | : | 4.75 (882 Votes) |
| ASIN | : | 1439124051 |
| FORMAT TYPE | : | Paperback |
| NUMBER of PAGES | : | 432 Pages |
| PUBLISH DATE | : | 2008-08-04 |
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The heinous bloodlust of Dr. H.H. Holmes is notorious -- but only Harold Schechter's Depraved tells the complete story of the killer whose evil acts of torture and murder flourished within miles of the Chicago World's Fair. "Destined to be a true crime classic" (Flint Journal, MI), this authoritative account chronicles the methods and madness of a monster who slipped easily into a bright, affluent Midwestern suburb, where no one suspected the dapper, charming Holmes -- who alternately posed as doctor, druggist, and inventor to snare his prey -- was the architect of a labyrinthine "Castle of Horrors." Holmes admitted to twenty-seven murders by the time his madhouse of trapdoors, asphyxiation devices, body chutes, and acid vats was exposed. The seminal profile of a homegrown madman in the era of Jack the Ripper, Depraved is also a mesmerizing tale of true detection long befor
EDITORIAL :
Herman Mudgett, who called himself Dr. H. H. Holmes, seemed the epitome of the late 19th century "Golden Age": he was a well-dressed, charismatic, self-made entrepreneur (think Andrew Carnegie). Unfortunately for his many victims, he was also a liar, bigamist, debtor, con man, and murderer. The setting for several of his murders was the bizarre urban "castle" he built in Chicago--a ramshackle construction with mazelike corridors, soundproof rooms, sealed vaults, oversized furnaces, and chutes leading down to the cellar. Holmes's undoing was an insurance scam in which he planned to use a corpse supplied by a doctor to fake his partner's death, but ended up killing the partner, his wife, and his five children. The Boston Book Review wrote, "Harold Schechter's account of this charming, repulsive monster is both an astonishing piece of popular history as well as a near clinical analys
REVIEW :
This is yet another scam listing in the "free" bestsellers. It does not lend itself to warnings or explanations. could have been better ; the choice of examples are of poor taste; could have explained in a better way AND examples DON'T cover all the concepts BUT, the exercise has plethora of twisted questions. A beautiful book I would highly recommend.. Turns out I just had very mild depression, and the amphetamines in my bloodstream were making it worse. I feel so good knowing there are writers like this out there in comics. Every school and library should have these books.. Our small group was not impressed.. A concise and vigorous overview of the movie industry, leaning predominantly on the business / moneymaking side and the ripple effects of the changes brought about by the digital / internet era.. Love the book it's so informative and the photos are excellent!. With death as the in
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