A Fiend Incarnate
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A Fiend Incarnate
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Author : David Malcolm
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1895
A Fiend Incarnate written by David Malcolm and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1895 with Bankers categories.
A Fiend Incarnate Classic Reprint
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Author : David Malcolm
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-06-29
A Fiend Incarnate Classic Reprint written by David Malcolm and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-29 with Fiction categories.
Excerpt from A Fiend Incarnate Although I only claim the suffrages of the reader for "A Fiend Incarnate" as a work of fiction, I would so far encourage its perusal as to say that the story is founded on fact, and that each character is an actual portrait from life. All the great masters of fiction have recognized that the novel, unlike the press and other records of actual events, is limited to the narration of the probable. In dealing with a man like Pordenone this dictum naturally prevents me from doing full justice to him. I would therefore say that, while the real arch-conspirator Pordenone did not do everything here narrated, the majority of these misdeeds are fairly chargeable to him, and he actually did many other things which were more remarkable but too improbable to be introduced into fiction. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
A Fiend Incarnate
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Author : David Malcolm
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1895
A Fiend Incarnate written by David Malcolm and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1895 with categories.
Fiend Incarnate
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Author : Edgar V. Epperly
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2021-11-18
Fiend Incarnate written by Edgar V. Epperly and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-18 with Mass murder categories.
Sometime during the night of June 10, 1912, a person or persons unknown bludgeoned to death Josiah B. Moore, his wife Sara, their children Herman, Katherine, Boyd, and Paul, and two overnight guests Lena and Ina Stillinger. The sensational crime in Villisca, Iowa led to nearly 10 years of investigations and trials. The small Southwest Iowa town split over the guilt or innocence of a local businessman and State Senator. A traveling minister from England with a history of window-peeping was charged and tried. Investigators and reporters across the country speculated that the axe murders were the work of an early serial killer. Similar crimes had been committed in Colorado Springs, Colorado; Ellsworth, Kansas; and Monmouth, Illinois. This book represents the definitive written account of American's greatest unsolved mystery. Fiend Incarnate is a companion to the award-winning documentary feature film Villisca: Living With a Mystery. Author Dr. Edgar V. Epperly has been researching the 1912 Villisca axe murders for over 60 years. He has written dozens of articles and blog entries, and appeared on CourtTV and other radio and television programs. He is a popular guest speaker at colleges, universities, historical societies, museums, libraries, and book stores. He resides in Decorah, Iowa. Epperly's research journey was the subject of the award-winning short documentary film AXMAN.
Evil Incarnate
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Author : David Frankfurter
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2018-06-05
Evil Incarnate written by David Frankfurter and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-05 with Religion categories.
In the 1980s, America was gripped by widespread panics about Satanic cults. Conspiracy theories abounded about groups who were allegedly abusing children in day-care centers, impregnating girls for infant sacrifice, brainwashing adults, and even controlling the highest levels of government. As historian of religions David Frankfurter listened to these sinister theories, it occurred to him how strikingly similar they were to those that swept parts of the early Christian world, early modern Europe, and postcolonial Africa. He began to investigate the social and psychological patterns that give rise to these myths. Thus was born Evil Incarnate, a riveting analysis of the mythology of evilconspiracy. The first work to provide an in-depth analysis of the topic, the book uses anthropology, the history of religion, sociology, and psychoanalytic theory, to answer the questions "What causes people collectively to envision evil and seek to exterminate it?" and "Why does the representation of evil recur in such typical patterns?" Frankfurter guides the reader through such diverse subjects as witch-hunting, the origins of demonology, cannibalism, and the rumors of Jewish ritual murder, demonstrating how societies have long expanded upon their fears of such atrocities to address a collective anxiety. Thus, he maintains, panics over modern-day infant sacrifice are really not so different from rumors about early Christians engaging in infant feasts during the second and third centuries in Rome. In Evil Incarnate, Frankfurter deepens historical awareness that stories of Satanic atrocities are both inventions of the mind and perennial phenomena, not authentic criminal events. True evil, as he so artfully demonstrates, is not something organized and corrupting, but rather a social construction that inspires people to brutal acts in the name of moral order.
Morning Ran Red
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Author : Stephen Bowman
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2000-09
Morning Ran Red written by Stephen Bowman and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-09 with Fiction categories.
On June 10, 1912, the village of Villisca, Iowa awoke to discover a mass murder had occurred while the town slept. An entire household of eight people had been axed to death in their beds. Within 24 hours, in spite of limited mass communications, the story was national and international news, knocking the White Star Titanic off the front page and captivating the general public. The mass murder became a catalyst to a growing nation starting to realize the 20th century, with all of its advancements, held new forms of terror and insecurity. If the mass murder could happen in this idyllic little village, it could happen anywhere. Author Stephen Bowman's version of the story has been compared to Capote's IN COLD BLOOD mystery as it recreates the gruesome murder and the aftermath in an expose of rural family strife and local mores toward bigotry, superstition and caste system which still exists in rural America today. The suspenseful mystery brings to life a vivid cast of characters. Through the main characters, the themes of rural life and prejudice are revealed as they each struggle with conflicts between self-respect, family honor and justice. The crime remains one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of the 20th century
Paradise Lost Book 3
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Author : John Milton
language : en
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Release Date : 2022-10-27
Paradise Lost Book 3 written by John Milton and has been published by Legare Street Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-27 with categories.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Making Monsters
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Author : David Livingstone Smith
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2021-10-28
Making Monsters written by David Livingstone Smith and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-28 with Philosophy categories.
A leading scholar explores what it means to dehumanize others—and how and why we do it. “I wouldn’t have accepted that they were human beings. You would see an infant who’s just learning to smile, and it smiles at you, but you still kill it.” So a Hutu man explained to an incredulous researcher, when asked to recall how he felt slaughtering Tutsis in Rwanda in 1994. Such statements are shocking, yet we recognize them; we hear their echoes in accounts of genocides, massacres, and pogroms throughout history. How do some people come to believe that their enemies are monsters, and therefore easy to kill? In Making Monsters David Livingstone Smith offers a poignant meditation on the philosophical and psychological roots of dehumanization. Drawing on harrowing accounts of lynchings, Smith establishes what dehumanization is and what it isn’t. When we dehumanize our enemy, we hold two incongruous beliefs at the same time: we believe our enemy is at once subhuman and fully human. To call someone a monster, then, is not merely a resort to metaphor—dehumanization really does happen in our minds. Turning to an abundance of historical examples, Smith explores the relationship between dehumanization and racism, the psychology of hierarchy, what it means to regard others as human beings, and why dehumanizing others transforms them into something so terrifying that they must be destroyed. Meticulous but highly readable, Making Monsters suggests that the process of dehumanization is deeply seated in our psychology. It is precisely because we are all human that we are vulnerable to the manipulations of those trading in the politics of demonization and violence.
High Society
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Author : Dorothy Parker
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2023-11-10
High Society written by Dorothy Parker and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-10 with Humor categories.
"High Society" by Dorothy Parker, Frank Crowninshield, George S. Chappell. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
The Orpheus C Kerr Papers
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Author : Robert Henry Newell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1863
The Orpheus C Kerr Papers written by Robert Henry Newell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1863 with American wit and humor categories.
A compilation of the author's satirical articles commenting on the Civil War and contemporary society.
