Rogue Scholar: The Sinister Life and Celebrated Death of Edward H. Rulloff
This is the tale of the insalubrious and utterly failed life of the notorious nineteenth-century thief, murderer, professional impostor, and would-be philologist Edward Rulloff, who was condemned to die and hanged for his crimes. The life of Rulloff is a sordid account of misguided genius and abysmal consequences. Those who loved him courted disaster, and, in every case, the courtship flowered into catastrophe. Richard Bailey's narrative, calm and...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0472113372
ISBN13:9780472113378
Release Date:August 2003
Publisher:University of Michigan Press
Length:275 Pages
Weight:1.40 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.3" x 9.4"
Customer Reviews
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True Crime!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
It isn't often that you find a book that's credible history and can't-put-down reading, but this tale of upstate New York murderer Edward Rulloff is both. If you liked The Professor and the Madman or The Devil in the White City, you'll love this one.
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