World, chase me down : a novel
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Published
New York : Penguin Books, 2017.
Physical Desc
332 pages ; 20 cm
Status
Northwest Reno Library - Adult Fiction
WESTERN HILLEM 2017
1 available
WESTERN HILLEM 2017
1 available
Incline Village Library - Adult Fiction
WESTERN HILLEM 2017
1 available
WESTERN HILLEM 2017
1 available
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Antiheroes -- Fiction.
Biographical fiction
Crowe, Pat, -- 1869-1938 -- Fiction.
Cudahy, Edward Aloysius Cudahy, -- Jr., -- 1885-1966 -- Fiction.
Cudahy, Edward, -- 1859-1941 -- Fiction.
Historical fiction
Kidnapping -- Nebraska -- Omaha -- Fiction.
Omaha (Neb.) -- Fiction.
Outlaws -- Fiction.
Western fiction
Biographical fiction
Crowe, Pat, -- 1869-1938 -- Fiction.
Cudahy, Edward Aloysius Cudahy, -- Jr., -- 1885-1966 -- Fiction.
Cudahy, Edward, -- 1859-1941 -- Fiction.
Historical fiction
Kidnapping -- Nebraska -- Omaha -- Fiction.
Omaha (Neb.) -- Fiction.
Outlaws -- Fiction.
Western fiction
More Details
Published
New York : Penguin Books, 2017.
Format
Book
Street Date
1701
Language
English
Notes
Description
"A rousing, suspenseful debut novel--True Grit meets Catch Me If You Can--based on the forgotten true story of a Robin Hood of the American frontier who pulls off the first successful kidnapping for ransom in U.S. history. Once the most wanted man in America, Pat Crowe is a forgotten folk hero who captivated the nation as an outlaw for economic justice. World, Chase Me Down resurrects him, telling the electrifying story of the first great crime of the last century: how in 1900 the out-of-work former butcher kidnapped the teenage son of Omaha's wealthiest meatpacking tycoon for a ransom of $25,000 in gold, and then burgled, safe-cracked, and bond-jumped his way across the country and beyond, inciting a manhunt that was dubbed "the thrill of the nation" and a showdown in the court of public opinion between the haves and have-nots--all the while plotting a return to the woman he never stopped loving. As if channeling Mark Twain and Charles Portis, Andrew Hilleman has given us a character who is bawdy and soulful, grizzled, salty, and hard-drinking, and with a voice as unforgettable as that of Lucy Marsden in Alan Gurganus's Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All--an anti-hero you can't help rooting for"--,Provided by publisher.
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"Resurrecting a forgotten American folk hero who captivated the nation as an outlaw for economic justice, World, Chase Me Down is a debut novel of adrenaline-fueled, page-turning suspense based on the first great crime of the last century: the revenge kidnapping by out-of-work former butcher Pat Crowe of the sixteen-year-old son of Omaha's wealthiest meatpacking tycoon--the man who forced him out of business--for a ransom of $25,000 in gold. What follows is a manhunt that was dubbed "the thrill of the nation," as Crowe burgles, safe-cracks, and bond-jumps his way from Omaha to Butte, Montana; Columbia, Missouri; Nogales, Arizona; New York City; London; Durban, South Africa; Philadelphia; and ultimately back to Omaha, where he turns himself in, reunites with the woman he never stopped loving, and rallies public sentiment behind him in a triumphant circus trial. Once the most wanted man in America, Pat Crowe is beset by vices yet unyielding in his sense of right and wrong. As if channeling Mark Twain and Charles Portis, Andrew Hilleman has given us a character who is bawdy and soulful, grizzled, salty, and hard-drinking, and with a voice as unforgettable as that of Lucy Marsden in Alan Gurganus's Oldest Confederate Widow Tells All--an anti-hero you can't help rooting for"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hilleman, A. (2017). World, chase me down: a novel . Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hilleman, Andrew, 1982-. 2017. World, Chase Me Down: A Novel. Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hilleman, Andrew, 1982-. World, Chase Me Down: A Novel Penguin Books, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hilleman, Andrew. World, Chase Me Down: A Novel Penguin Books, 2017.
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