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Author | : Jonathan Daniel Wells |
Publisher | : Bold Type Books |
Total Pages | : 345 |
Release | : 2020-10-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1645037118 |
Winner of a 2020-2021 New York City Book Award In a rapidly changing New York, two forces battled for the city's soul: the pro-slavery New Yorkers who kept the illegal slave trade alive and well, and the abolitionists fighting for freedom. We often think of slavery as a southern phenomenon, far removed from the booming cities of the North. But even though slavery had been outlawed in Gotham by the 1830s, Black New Yorkers were not safe. Not only was the city built on the backs of slaves; it was essential in keeping slavery and the slave trade alive. In The Kidnapping Club, historian Jonathan Daniel Wells tells the story of the powerful network of judges, lawyers, and police officers who circumvented anti-slavery laws by sanctioning the kidnapping of free and fugitive African Americans. Nicknamed "The New York Kidnapping Club," the group had the tacit support of institutions from Wall Street to Tammany Hall whose wealth depended on the Southern slave and cotton trade. But a small cohort of abolitionists, including Black journalist David Ruggles, organized tirelessly for the rights of Black New Yorkers, often risking their lives in the process. Taking readers into the bustling streets and ports of America's great Northern metropolis, The Kidnapping Club is a dramatic account of the ties between slavery and capitalism, the deeply corrupt roots of policing, and the strength of Black activism.
Author | : David I. Kertzer |
Publisher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 2008-12-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0307486710 |
Soon to be a major motion picture from Steven Spielberg. A National Book Award Finalist The extraordinary story of how the vatican's imprisonment of a six-year-old Jewish boy in 1858 helped to bring about the collapse of the popes' worldly power in Italy. Bologna: nightfall, June 1858. A knock sounds at the door of the Jewish merchant Momolo Mortara. Two officers of the Inquisition bust inside and seize Mortara's six-year-old son, Edgardo. As the boy is wrenched from his father's arms, his mother collapses. The reason for his abduction: the boy had been secretly "baptized" by a family servant. According to papal law, the child is therefore a Catholic who can be taken from his family and delivered to a special monastery where his conversion will be completed. With this terrifying scene, prize-winning historian David I. Kertzer begins the true story of how one boy's kidnapping became a pivotal event in the collapse of the Vatican as a secular power. The book evokes the anguish of a modest merchant's family, the rhythms of daily life in a Jewish ghetto, and also explores, through the revolutionary campaigns of Mazzini and Garibaldi and such personages as Napoleon III, the emergence of Italy as a modern national state. Moving and informative, the Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara reads as both a historical thriller and an authoritative analysis of how a single human tragedy changed the course of history.
Author | : Joan Lowery Nixon |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 305 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780152050313 |
A teenage girl is kidnapped, but when freed, she is accused of masterminding the scheme to extort money from her wealthy grandmother.
Author | : César Costa |
Publisher | : Babelcube Inc. |
Total Pages | : 54 |
Release | : 2019-07-18 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1071501216 |
Carolina Mendonza is a very smart and upbeat girl. Niece and admirer of Deputy Mendonza's work, a respected police officer, the youngster tries to follow the steps of her uncle, becoming an amateur detective. In this case, when her friend Camile's dentist go missing, Carolina decides to investigate the doctor's disappearence, which leds her to live different and dangerous experiences. On the other hand, Deputy Mendonza has a difficult kidnapping to solve. A lot of emotion and adventure are reserved for this mysterious case.
Author | : Charles Todd |
Publisher | : Harper Collins |
Total Pages | : 65 |
Release | : 2010-12-14 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0062061976 |
In an original short story by New York Times bestselling author Charles Todd, Scotland Yard inspector Ian Rutledge must put all his detecting skills to use to solve a baffling case. A man and his young daughter were returning home from a dinner party when three men appeared from out of nowhere and grabbed the girl. Rutledge has to act quickly to find the child and bring the surprising culprits to justice. The Kidnapping also includes excerpts from three other Ian Rutledge mysteries: A Lonely Death, The Red Door, and A Pale Horse.
Author | : Gordon Korman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Brothers and sisters |
ISBN | : 9781435257115 |
Aiden works with the FBI in order to rescue his sister Meg, who was kidnapped. Where is Meg Falconer? Everybody wants to know. Her brother Aiden, who saw her kidnapped and is now trying to track her down, wants to know. The FBI, led by the very serious Agent Harris, wants to know. Her parents, who fear their pasts have something to do with why Meg was taken, want to know. Even Meg's kidnappers want to know. Because even though they caught her once, that doesn't mean they can keep a hold of her.
Author | : Maggie Haberman |
Publisher | : Harper Collins |
Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : 2003-06-24 |
Genre | : True Crime |
ISBN | : 0060580208 |
Recounts the kidnapping of Salt Lake City teenager Elizabeth Smart, including details about her captivity, how she gained her freedom, and information about the police investigation.
Author | : Ruth Hooker |
Publisher | : Albert Whitman |
Total Pages | : 134 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780807541760 |
A brother and sister uncover a sinister kidnapping plot when their family moves into a strange house over Christmas vacation.
Author | : Tommy Conlon |
Publisher | : Random House |
Total Pages | : 227 |
Release | : 2023-10-26 |
Genre | : True Crime |
ISBN | : 1844886646 |
‘Riveting . . . a triumph . . . intertwining personal narratives with wider themes of remembrance, loss, courage and blame’ Gary Murphy, Irish Examiner November 1983. Early morning in suburban south Dublin. Businessman Don Tidey is snatched from his car and the IRA has its latest kidnap victim. Weeks later he is tracked down to an isolated Leitrim wood, but in saving Tidey’s life a recruit garda and a soldier lose theirs. The Kidnapping is a brilliantly reported account of this landmark event by two accomplished journalists and Leitrim natives. Delving deep, they provide a chilling account of the lead-up to Tidey’s abduction, the massive manhunt that followed, his bloody rescue, the botched attempts to capture his abductors and the devastating fall-out – personal and national – that followed. At the heart of The Kidnapping revealing interviews with Don Tidey – speaking about his experience in detail for the first time – and with the families of Garda Gary Sheehan and Private Patrick Kelly, provide a startling and moving testimony of the lasting impact of these traumatic events. It is both a gripping read and one that raises profound questions for today’s Ireland. ‘Vividly written, deeply insightful, extremely timely’ Business Post ‘A fascinating read . . . beyond that, it’s an important document’ Mick Clifford, The Mick Clifford Podcast ‘A harrowing story . . . [but] an enjoyable book’ Irish Mail on Sunday ‘An important reminder of our imperfect, contentious past’ Tommy Gorman, Irish Times ‘Vivid . . . [shows] a deep understanding . . . insightful and emotional’ Sunday Independent ‘A major page-turner . . . fascinating’ Nicola Tallant, Crime World podcast
Author | : Robert G. Picard |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 136 |
Release | : 2016-03-22 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1838609458 |
The vulnerability of journalists to kidnappings was starkly illustrated by the killing of James Foley and Steven Sotloff by Islamic militants in 2014. Their murder underscored the risks taken by journalists and news organisations trying to cover developments in dangerous regions of the world and has forced news enterprises to more clearly prepare for and confront issues of safety. This book explores the complex organisational issues surrounding the capture or kidnapping of journalists in areas of conflict and risk. It explores how journalists 'becoming news' is covered and the implications of that coverage, how news organisations prepare for and respond to such events, and how kidnapping and ransom insurers, victim recovery firms, journalists' families, and governments influence the actions of news enterprises. It considers how and why journalists are kidnapped, how employers and journalists' organisations respond to kidnappings and why freelancers are particularly at risk as well as suggesting best practices for preventing and responding to kidnappings.