The fox and the flies : the secret life of a grotesque master criminal / Charles van Onselen.

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    • Abstract:
      Summary: Reconstructs the life and crimes of nineteenth-century criminal Joseph Silver, detailing his diverse careers as a burglar, gun runner, jewel thief, and trafficker in prostitution and female slavery, and presents evidence that he was responsible for the murders attributed to Jack the Ripper.
    • Content Notes:
      Lis family tree -- Kielce, 1868-1884 -- London, 1885-1889 -- New York City, 1889-1891 -- New York City, 1891-1893 -- Pittsburgh, 1893-1894 -- New York City, 1895 -- London, 1895-1898 -- Johannesburg, 1898 -- Johannesburg, 1899 -- Kimberley, 1900 -- Cape Town, 1901-1902 -- Kimberley-Bloemfontein, 1902 -- Bloemfontein, 1903 -- Cape Town, 1903-1904 -- Cape Town, 1904-1905 -- Swakopmund, 1905 -- Windhoek, 1905-1906 -- Neumünster and Paris, 1908-1909 -- Antwerp, Brussels, Liège and Aachen, 1909-1910 -- Buenos Aires, 1910 -- Santiago-Valparaiso, 1910-1912 -- Valparaiso-Santiago, 1913 -- London, New York and Rio de Janeiro, 1914-1916 -- Jaroslaw, 1917-1918 -- Silver's secrets: Whitechapel, 1888 -- Appendix: Clio and the fox: the hunt for Joseph Silver and his hidden pasts.
    • Notes:
      Includes bibliographical references (pages 608-627) and index.
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    • ISBN:
      9780802716415
      0802716415
    • Accession Number:
      156821878
    • Accession Number:
      ccp.413035