Bessie's House

Zdinak, Paul

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Langue : anglais

Edité par Published by Paul Zdinak and produced by Your Private Printer, Inc, Harrisburg, PA, 1990

0962703702 / 9780962703706

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245, [1] pages. Illustrations. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Inscription reads To David Sheridan Dear Dave, I look forward to meeting your personally so I can steal some of your technique that churn out the classy SEIL publications. fraternally, Paul Zdinak July 7, 1990. Cover has some wear and soiling. Includes a Foreword, and a machine signed signature, by Carlisle Mayor Kirk R. Wilson, as well as a Foreword by Paul B. Beers, and a Preface by Paul Zdinak. Mr. Zdinak, who died in 2005, was a retired employee of the Pennsylvania Social Services Union and previously was a reporter for the Associated Press (AP), the Pittsburgh Press and the Stubenville (Ohio) Herald Star. He had also been the Public Relations Director for the Pennsylvania Justice Department. He was the author of "Bessie's House", a book about an unsolved murder in Carlisle. Bessie Jones died a legend in Carlisle. The Sentinel published a retrospective on Jones on Feb. 24, 1990, mentioning how she was a savvy businesswoman who had inherited her "house of ill repute" from her mother. Known locally as "Bessie's House," it catered to only the most prominent judges, generals, lawyers, chiefs of police, legislators and businessmen. "A plump woman, Bessie dressed in the latest fashions with floppy hats and more than enough face rouge," the story reads. "She waddled up town on market days, dispensing broad grins and sly smiles, conveyed at a discreet distance and was usually accompanied by her maid complete with an overgrown market basket." As she walked downtown, Jones used a cane, but many suspect it was more for show. Many local residents overlooked or tolerated her business - believing her to be a kindly old madam who donated money to charity and served as a benefactor to black families who struggled during the great depression. Though she took precautions to avoid being raided, Jones did not completely escape the clutches of the law. From 1939 to 1971, she faced eight counts of operating a house of prostitution and four counts of violating the liquor code. She was convicted twice of tax evasion and served time in both state and federal prisons during the 1960s.…

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Détails bibliographiques

Titre
Bessie's House
Auteur
Zdinak, Paul
Éditeur
Published by Paul Zdinak and produced by Your Private Printer, Inc, Harrisburg, PA
Année de publication
1990
État de l'article
Good
Reliure
Mass Market Paperback
Langue
anglais
ISBN à 10 chiffres
0962703702
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9780962703706
Illustrateur
William Zdinak (Cover)
Édition
Reprinted 1990.

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