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So Much Bad in the Best of Us
- The Salacious and Audacious Life of John W. Talbot
Engelsk Hardback
So Much Bad in the Best of Us
- The Salacious and Audacious Life of John W. Talbot
Engelsk Hardback

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From supreme president to forgotten enemy, John W. Talbot lived a remarkable life. Charismatic, energetic, and powerful, he founded a national fraternal organization, the Order of Owls, and counted senators, congressmen, and business leaders among his friends. He wielded his influence to help causes close to his heart but also to bring down those who stood against him. In So Much Bad in the Best of Us, Greta Fisher's careful research reveals that Talbot was capable of great evil, causing one woman to describe him as "the Devil Incarnate." His string of very public affairs revealed his strange sexual preferences and violent tendencies, and charges leveled against him included perjury, blackmail, jury tampering, slander, libel, misuse of the mail, assault with intent to kill, and White slavery. Ultimately convicted on the slavery charge, he spent several years in Leavenworth penitentiary and eventually lost everything, including control of the Order of Owls. His descent into alcoholism and death by fire was a fitting end to a tumultuous and dramatic life. After 50 years of newspaper headlines and court battles, Talbot's death made national news, but with more enemies than friends and estranged from his family, he was ultimately forgotten. A gripping true crime story, So Much Bad in the Best of Us offers a mesmerizing account of the life of John W. Talbot, the Order of Owls, and how quickly the powerful can fall.
Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
242
ISBN-13:
9781684351879
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1684351871
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Udg. Dato:
6 sep 2022
Længde:
0mm
Bredde:
152mm
Højde:
229mm
Forlag:
Red Lightning Books
Oplagsdato:
6 sep 2022
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