| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Note on the Text -- The Killers: A Narrative of Real Life in Philadelphia, by a Member of the Philadelphia Bar -- Appendix 1. Life and Adventures of Charles Anderson Chester -- Appendix 2. Introduction to the Serialized Version of The Killers -- Appendix 3. Related Contemporary Documents -- Notes -- Index -- Acknowledgments |
| Summary |
The Killers is a tale of gang violence, revenge, kidnapping, racial and ethnic conflict, international intrigue, and working-class triumph. Based on the real-life events of a Philadelphia race riot, this long-out-of-print sensational novella showcases the political and literary interests of its author, bestselling novelist George Lippard |
| Analysis |
Books of Regional Interest |
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Cultural Studies |
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Literature |
| Notes |
Appendix 1: "Life and Adventures of Charles Anderson Chester." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
In English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Riots -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Fiction
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LITERARY COLLECTIONS -- American -- General.
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Riots
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| SUBJECT |
Philadelphia (Pa.) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
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| Subject |
Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
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| Genre/Form |
Fiction
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Cohen, Matt, 1970- editor.
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Wong, Edlie L., editor.
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| ISBN |
0812209966 |
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9780812209969 |
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1322514038 |
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9781322514031 |
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