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A gripping account of Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugates rampage across Nebraska in the late 1950s. Complete with an update on Fugates life today, WASTE LAND compellingly probes not only the mind-set of historys deadliest juvenile delinquents--but also the tragic end of Americas innocence. 1958. More than a decade before Charles Manson warned parents to beware their homicidal children, nineteen-year-old Caril Ann Fugate embarked on a shocking, eight-day rampage across Americas heartland that left eleven bloody bodies in its wake--including Caril Anns parents. In an Ozzie and Harriet era of drive-ins, malts, and tail-finned cars, Starkweather and Fugate embraced the live fast, die young credo of The Wild One and James Dean, and touched off the Midwests greatest manhunt since John Dillinger. Now, utilizing firsthand interviews, court transcripts, death-row confessions, and never-before-revealed case detail, WASTE LAND shines new light on the dark saga of Starkweather and Fugate--from their first kisses and kills to their capture and convictions. Complete with an update on Fugates life today, WASTE LAND compellingly probes not only the mind-set of historys deadliest juvenile delinquents--but also the tragic end of Americas innocence.
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Vânzător: Elefant.ro
Brand: Gallery Books
