Killing the Poormaster: A Saga of Poverty, Corruption, and Murder in the Great Depression

by Holly Metz

Book Overview

On February 25, 1938, in the early days of the welfare system, the reviled poormaster Harry Barck--wielding power over who would receive public aid--died from a paper spike thrust into his heart.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1613744188
• ISBN13: 9781613744185
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Chicago Review Press
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.9" x 9.1"