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The Thief-Taker Hangings: How Daniel Defoe, Jonathan Wild, and Jack Sheppard Captivated London and Created the Celebrity Criminal
By Skirboll, Aaron
- ISBN
- 9780762791484
- Publisher
- Lyons: Globe Pequot
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Starred Review on September 1, 2014 | Social Sciences
Jonathan Wild, a real-life ringleader of thieves in 18th-century London, might make you laugh—not from amusement but rather incredulity at his audacious exploits. His London was a lawless one as he reigned during a time when an organized police force was considered to be an expensive and repressive nuisance. Using his influence to extort, bribe, and occasionally inform on his colleagues, Wild became a succes...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
