The queen [large print] : the forgotten life behind an American myth / Josh Levin.
In 1974 Chicago, Linda Taylor reported a phony burglary -- a lie about stolen furs and jewelry. Soon after, the police discovered she was a welfare cheat. Taylor, it turned out, was also a kidnapper, and possibly a murderer, but nobody seemed to care about anything but her welfare thievery. Growing up in the Jim Crow South, Taylor was made an outcast because of the color of her skin. As she rose to infamy, the press and politicians manipulated her image to demonize poor black women. The Queen tells the story of what was done to Linda Taylor, what she did to others, and what was done in her name.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781432871499
- ISBN: 1432871498
- Physical Description: 695 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Edition: Large print edition.
- Publisher: Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, 2019.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Subject: | Taylor, Linda, 1926-2002. Swindlers and swindling > United States > Biography. Welfare fraud > United States > Case studies. |
| Genre: | Biographies. Large print books. Case studies. |
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- 3 of 4 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Rockingham County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Rockingham Outreach | LP B Taylor (Text) | 31554010618675 | Adult Large Print Nonfiction | Available | - |
