{"product_id":"wanted-in-america-posters-collected-by-the-fort-worth-police-department-1898-1903-hardcover","title":"Wanted in America: Posters Collected by the Fort Worth Police Department, 1898-1903 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeanna Schooley\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eThomas Kellam\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book of genuine wanted posters distributed by law enforcement agencies at the turn of the twentieth century will change your perspective on the genre. \u003ci\u003eWanted in America: Posters Collected by the Fort Worth Police Department, 1898-1903\u003c\/i\u003e features fifty posters and the fascinating true crime stories behind them. While some of the offenders are virtually unknown today, others, such as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, remain household names. You will meet fugitive pickpockets, embezzlers, robbers, kidnappers, murderers, and more, along with their associates and their victims. They are a cross-section of America--men and women of all ages, social classes, and many races and nationalities. Though the notices were created on a local level, they reflect national social and economic changes in a growing population. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The fifty posters published here represent only a small sample of the hundreds available for research. The stories behind the posters demonstrate how twentieth-century advances in mass media distribution, law enforcement techniques, transportation, and communication impacted the ability of lawmen to locate the fugitives they sought and the ability of the suspects to stay on the run. They reveal that the game of cat and mouse continued as both hunter and hunted found ways to use technology to their advantage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Over thirty-five professors, journalists, and historians generously contributed their talents to research and craft the essays that accompany these posters. The tales themselves run the gamut from amusing to puzzling to horrific. These may not be the wanted posters of popular imagination, but they are the real thing--which makes them all the better.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLEANNA S. SCHOOLEY is executive director of the Center for Texas Studies at TCU, where she received her PhD in 2017. She has spent her career working in museums and public history organizations. TOM KELLAM is a native of Fort Worth with degrees in philosophy, history, and library science. He worked in the Genealogy, Local History, and Archives Unit at the Fort Worth Public Library for twenty-three years. He is currently the district archivist for Tarrant County College.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 136\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 11.1 x 8.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 14, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51780652007712,"sku":"9780875657301","price":37.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/68763ebff26aa6588a1e344bcd5e561c.webp?v=1780533504","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/wanted-in-america-posters-collected-by-the-fort-worth-police-department-1898-1903-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}