Making a monster: Jesse Pomeroy, the boy murderer of 1870s Boston

Preface -- Chronology -- Introduction: Becoming monstrous -- Crimes -- On trial -- "The mark of the meat market" -- "Dime novel Pomeroy" -- "A moral monster" -- The scourge of smallpox -- Epilogue. Abused as a child? -- Notes -- Index

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Keetley, Dawn 1965- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Amherst Boston University of Massachusetts Press 2017
In:Year: 2017
Online Access: Table of Contents
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Keywords:
Pomeroy, Jesse Harding 1859-1932
Juvenile homicide > Case studies > Massachusetts > Boston
Violence in children > Case studies > Massachusetts > Boston
Serial murderers > Psychology
Jugendlicher Täter
Boston, Mass. > Jugend > Intensivtäter > Gewaltkriminalität > Mord > Geschichte 1871-1876
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Summary:Preface -- Chronology -- Introduction: Becoming monstrous -- Crimes -- On trial -- "The mark of the meat market" -- "Dime novel Pomeroy" -- "A moral monster" -- The scourge of smallpox -- Epilogue. Abused as a child? -- Notes -- Index
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:xv, 252 Seiten 23 cm
ISBN:9781625342737
9781625342720