Holly Metz: 1 book
Killing the Poormaster
A Saga of Poverty, Corruption, and Murder in the Great Depression
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Reflecting on a sensational murder trial from the late 1930s, this chronicle focuses upon the death of Harry Barck, a poormaster who was granted the authority to decide who would and would not receive public aid in Hoboken, New Jersey. Unemployed mason Joe Scutellaro was said to have stabbed Barck...
