Killing the poormaster : a saga of poverty, corruption, and murder in the Great Depression /
Chronicles the events following the death of poormaster Harry Barck who had the power to decide who received public aid in Hoboken, New Jersey, in the 1930s and the subsequent trial of his accused killer, an unemployed mason named Joe Scutellaro. Examines the challenges of corruption, unemployment,...
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Chicago, Illinois :
Lawrence Hill Books,
[2021]
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