Awards

• Short-listed for Anthony Awards (Nonfiction) 2005
• Short-listed for Macavity Award (Nonfiction) 2005

Overview

"What do Lizzie Borden and O. J. Simpson have in common? Or the Lindbergh baby and Gary Gilmore? The answer: they were all the focus of famous crimes and/or trials in the US. In this five-volume set, historical and contemporary cases that not only ""shocked the nation"" but that also became a part of the popular and legal culture of the country are discussed in vivid, and sometimes shocking, detail. Each chapter focuses on a different crime or trial, and explores the ways in which each became famous in its own time. The fascinating cast of characters, the outrageous crimes, the involvement of the media, the actions of the police, and the trials that often surprised combine to offer here one of the most comprehensive set of books available on the subject of famous US. crimes and trials. Everyone remembers the Manson murders, and who can forget Bonnie and Clyde? But from colonial times to the present, there have been many crimes and trials that have captivated and impacted American culture in a variety of ways. Gathered here are detailed accounts of the most infamous and celebrated crimes and trials, and lively considerations of the media's and the public's fascination with them. What makes a crime so famous? Why do certain trials hit the headlines while others do not? The elements of these stories are carefully outlined to illustrate the continuing interest we all have in the gruesome, the sensational, the devious, the notorious, and the controversial cases that have coloured US history from its beginnings."

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Finally, a mega reference work devoted solely to all of America's famous and infamous crimes and trials....[t]his outstanding reference set is written by scholars for the general public and beyond. -Library Journal

This work has definite multidisciplinary appeal and would be an excellent addition to any academic reference collection. Recommended. Undergraduates; graduate students; general readers. -Choice ?This work has definite multidisciplinary appeal and would be an excellent addition to any academic reference collection. Recommended. Undergraduates; graduate students; general readers.?-Choice ?This is an excellent, albeit pricey, multi-volume set focused on famous American crimes and trials from 1600 to the Oklahoma City bombing....[w]ell worth it. Recommended.?-Library Media Connection ?Finally, a mega reference work devoted solely to all of America's famous and infamous crimes and trials....[t]his outstanding reference set is written by scholars for the general public and beyond.?-Library Journal This is an excellent, albeit pricey, multi-volume set focused on famous American crimes and trials from 1600 to the Oklahoma City bombing....[w]ell worth it. Recommended. -Library Media Connection Finally, a mega reference work devoted solely to all of America's famous and infamous crimes and trials....[t]his outstanding reference set is written by scholars for the general public and beyond. -Library Journal

This work has definite multidisciplinary appeal and would be an excellent addition to any academic reference collection. Recommended. Undergraduates; graduate students; general readers. -Choice ?This is an excellent, albeit pricey, multi-volume set focused on famous American crimes and trials from 1600 to the Oklahoma City bombing....[w]ell worth it. Recommended.?-Library Media Connection ?Finally, a mega reference work devoted solely to all of America's famous and infamous crimes and trials....[t]his outstanding reference set is written by scholars for the general public and beyond.?-Library Journal ?This work has definite multidisciplinary appeal and would be an excellent addition to any academic reference collection. Recommended. Undergraduates; graduate students; general readers.?-Choice This is an excellent, albeit pricey, multi-volume set focused on famous American crimes and trials from 1600 to the Oklahoma City bombing....[w]ell worth it. Recommended. -Library Media Connection Finally, a mega reference work devoted solely to all of America's famous and infamous crimes and trials....[t]his outstanding reference set is written by scholars for the general public and beyond. -Library Journal

This work has definite multidisciplinary appeal and would be an excellent addition to any academic reference collection. Recommended. Undergraduates; graduate students; general readers. -Choice ?Finally, a mega reference work devoted solely to all of America's famous and infamous crimes and trials....[t]his outstanding reference set is written by scholars for the general public and beyond.?-Library Journal ?This work has definite multidisciplinary appeal and would be an excellent addition to any academic reference collection. Recommended. Undergraduates; graduate students; general readers.?-Choice ?This is an excellent, albeit pricey, multi-volume set focused on famous American crimes and trials from 1600 to the Oklahoma City bombing....[w]ell worth it. Recommended.?-Library Media Connection This is an excellent, albeit pricey, multi-volume set focused on famous American crimes and trials from 1600 to the Oklahoma City bombing....[w]ell worth it. Recommended. -Library Media Connection Finally, a mega reference work devoted solely to all of America's famous and infamous crimes and trials....[t]his outstanding reference set is written by scholars for the general public and beyond. -Library Journal

Author Information

FRANKIE Y. BAILEY is Associate Professor at the State University of New York, Albany. With Steven Chermak, she is co-editor of Media Representations of September 11 (Praeger, 2003) and Popular Culture, Crime, and Justice (1998). She is author of Out of the Woodpile: Black Characters in Crime and Detective Fiction (Greenwood, 1991), which was nominated for the Mystery Writers of America 1992 Edgar Award for Criticism and Biography, and Law Never Here: A Social History of African American Responses to Issues of Crime and Justice (Praeger, 1999). STEVEN CHERMAK is Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Affairs in the Department of Criminal Justice at Indiana University. He is the author of Searching for a Demon: The Media Construction of the Militia Movement (2002) and Victims in the News: Crime and the American News Media (1995).

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