Elizabeth Gibson - Böcker

This book is a welcome study of the impact of citizen action on crime and on the fear of crime. The author obtained the consent and cooperation of the Guardian Angels to use their activities in Harlem and the Bronx as a model in determining the effectiveness of such operations. In addition, on-site interviews were conducted with 2,700 nighttime subway riders, making this work the first substantial study of passenger attitudes and fears. Contradicting many previously held beliefs, these data show that actual incidents of subway crime are remarkably low and that fear of crime among nighttime riders, while high, is not exceptional when compared to fear previously found in above ground settings. Moreover, the activities of the Guardian Angels were found to have no apparent effect on crime or on overall fear and did not increase the willingness of passengers to help one another.

From Las Vegas to Carson City to Reno and beyond, Nevada has seen more than its share of remarkable events over the centuries, many stranger than fiction. It Happened in Nevada goes behind the scenes to tell its story, in short episodes that reveal the intriguing people and circumstances that have shaped the Silver State and, indeed, America.Learn how one man’s banishment from the Donner Party into the wilderness may have saved his life.Ride along with “Pony Bob” Haslam, one of the most fearless Pony Express riders there ever was. Read how Mark Twain’s journalistic sojourn in Virginia City may have landed him in trouble but kicked off a luminous literary career.Get a roadside seat to watch Operation Ranger, the atomic tests of 1951 that were practically promoted as tourist attractions.Crash the strange and celebrated Las Vegas wedding of Elvis Presley and Priscilla Beaulieu.Written in a lively, easy-to-read style, this book features 30 stories written for history buffs of all ages.

A refreshing new perspective on some of the most infamous reprobates of the Northwest.