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South of heaven - Jim Thompson
SUMMARY: In the 1920s the worst place you could be was in that part of Texas that some people call "South of Heaven," and the worst thing you could be doing there was laying a gas ... -
Lords of Finance_ The Bankers W - Liaquat Ahamed
EDITORIAL REVIEW: **With penetrating insights for today, this vital history of the world economic collapse of the late 1920s offers unforgettable portraits of the four men whose pe... -
Higher_ A Historic Race to the - Neal Bascomb
From Publishers WeeklyThe 1920s "race" to build the world's tallest building has been extensively chronicled. A former literary agent and former St. Martin's editor, Bascomb center... -
Death Instinct - Jed Rubenfeld
From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. The 1920 bombing of Wall Street, the most deadly act of terrorism in the United States until the Oklahoma blast of 1995, provides the framewor... -
Crossfire - Dick Francis; Felix Francis
From Publishers WeeklyIn the enjoyable fourth and final collaboration between Francis (1920–2010) and son Felix (after Even Money), the army career of Capt. Thomas Forsyth abruptly... -
A question of death_ an illustr - Kerry Greenwood
SUMMARY: The Honourable Phryne Fisher - she of the Lulu bob, green eyes, Cupid's Bow lips and diamante garters - is the 1920's most elegant and irrepressible sleuth. This collectio...