The wilderness of ruin : a tale of madness, fire, and the hunt for America's youngest serial killer
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Montillo, Roseanne,
Published
New York, NY : William Morrow, an Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2015].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780062273475, 0062273477, 9780062273482, 0062273485
Physical Desc
308 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Le Center Public Library - Adult Nonfiction
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Published
New York, NY : William Morrow, an Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2015].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780062273475, 0062273477, 9780062273482, 0062273485
UPC
40024749691

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-300) and index.
Description
Documents a series of child abductions against the backdrop of the Great Boston Fire of 1872, and the discovery of the teenaged killer that sparked a system-changing investigation and influential debates among the world's most revered medical minds.

Subjects

LC Subjects
Biographies.
Boston (Mass.) -- History -- 19th century.
Juvenile homicide -- Massachusetts -- Boston.
Murder -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- History.
Pomeroy, Jesse Harding, -- 1859-1932.
Serial murderers -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Biography.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Montillo, R. (2015). The wilderness of ruin: a tale of madness, fire, and the hunt for America's youngest serial killer (First edition.). William Morrow, an Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Montillo, Roseanne. 2015. The Wilderness of Ruin: A Tale of Madness, Fire, and the Hunt for America's Youngest Serial Killer. William Morrow, an Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Montillo, Roseanne. The Wilderness of Ruin: A Tale of Madness, Fire, and the Hunt for America's Youngest Serial Killer William Morrow, an Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2015.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Montillo, Roseanne. The Wilderness of Ruin: A Tale of Madness, Fire, and the Hunt for America's Youngest Serial Killer First edition., William Morrow, an Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2015.

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