A review of Trevor McKenzie’s book, “Otto Wood, the Bandit: The Freighthopping Thief, Bootlegger, and Convicted Murderer Behind the Appalachian Ballads.”
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All articles filed in Dean Jobb
Dean Jobb is the author of The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream: The Hunt for a Victorian Era Serial Killer (Algonquin Books), longlisted for the American Library Association’s 2022 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction. His previous book, Empire of Deception, the true story of a master swindler who scammed the elite of 1920s Chicago (Algonquin Books), was the Chicago Writers Association Book of the Year. Dean writes a true crime column for Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine and teaches in the MFA in Creative Nonfiction program at the University of King’s College in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Website: deanjobb.com
Twitter: @DeanJobb
The Rise and Fall of a Southern Hotbed of Vice
In “The Vapors,” David Hill tells the all-but-forgotten story of the Arkansas town that punched far above its weight as one of America’s early playgrounds for the rich and famous – and for millions of others who wanted to hobnob with the one percent.
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“Acadian Driftwood”: A True Story of Loss and Survival Spanning Generations
Tyler LeBlanc’s “Acadian Driftwood” is a true story of loss and survival spanning generations.
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The Journalist Who Helped Solve the Mississippi Burning Murders
“Race Against Time” is the story of reporter Jerry Mitchell’s decades-long search for truth.
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