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001 2011378612
003 DLC
005 20110916125609.0
008 110628s2010 ctufa b 001 0beng d
010 $a 2011378612
020 $a9781599219653 (hbk.)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn601044893
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050 00 $aHV7911.B974$bC66 2010
100 1 $aConway, J. North$q(Jack North)
245 14 $aThe big policeman :$bthe rise and fall of America's first, most ruthless, and greatest detective /$cJ. North Conway.
260 $aGuilford, Connecticut :$bLyons Press,$cc2010.
300 $axi, 323 p., [8] p. of plates :$bill . ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [279]-314) and index.
520 $a"Philip Marlowe, 'Dirty Harry,' and even 'Law & Order'--none of these would exist as they do today were it not for the legendary career of nineteenth-century New York City cop Thomas Byrnes. From 1854 to 1895, Byrnes rose through the ranks of the city's police department to become one of the most celebrated detectives in American history, and paved the way for modern-day police methods, both good and bad..."--Dust jacket flap.
505 0 $aThe case of Jack the Ripper -- No Irish need apply -- New York under siege -- The murder of Jubilee Jim -- The murder of Maude Merrill -- The greatest bank robbery in America -- Bag of bones -- Chief of detectives -- The case of the murdered wine merchant -- An unspeakable rottenness.
600 10 $aByrnes, Thomas,$d1842-1910.
650 0 $aDetectives$zNew York (State)$zNew York$vBiography.
650 0 $aPolice$zNew York (State)$zNew York$vBiography.
650 0 $aCriminal investigation$zNew York (State)$zNew York$xHistory.
650 0 $aMurder$zNew York (State)$zNew York$vCase studies.
610 10 $aNew York (N.Y.).$bPolice Dept.$xHistory.
600 17 $aByrnes, Thomas,$d1842-1910.$2sears
650 7 $aDetectives$zNew York (N.Y.)$vBiography.$2sears
650 7 $aPolice$zNew York (N.Y.)$vBiography.$2sears
650 7 $aCriminal investigation$zNew York (N.Y.)$xHistory.$2sears
610 27 $aNew York (N.Y.).$bPolice Dept.$xHistory.$2sears
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1114/2011378612-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1114/2011378612-d.html
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1114/2011378612-t.html