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We Is Got Him: The Kidnapping That Changed America (2011)

by Carrie Hagen(Favorite Author)

3.24 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1590200861 (ISBN13: 9781590200865)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Overlook Press/ Peter Mayer

review 1: I don't usually read non-fiction books, but this book kept my interest through the entire book. Whether it was because it was set in Philadelphia or just the subject matter, I really couldn't say, but it was unusual and written very well. Ms Hagen didn't just list facts, she told a story. I liked it and wanted to know what was coming next in the story. I had never heard of this case and it was quite interesting.
review 2: The story was interesting. A big crime takes place at a big time in a city's history. I think if this had just been a story of a little boy kidnapped for ransom I wouldn't have bothered, but the fact that Philly was also preparing for the Centennial celebration was a selling point. I think this story in better hands would have been utterly ... morecompelling. However, the story jumped around too much and had too many characters that weren't well enough differentiated to keep track of. less

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