Posted on 22/10/05
Those who like this sordid tale will like it a lot
The Dynamite Fiend:The Chilling Story of AlexanderKeith Jr., Nova Scotian Spy, Con-Artist and International TerroristBy Ann LarabeeNimbus, 234 pages, $29.95American studies professor Ann Larabee of Michigan State University has written a book with all the intrigue, cliff-hangers and name-dropping of any current popular historical thriller. Chock full of facts, this vigorous narrative ranges across local history, the margins of the U.S. Civil War, the Lincoln assassination, 19th-century technology and the story of the Pinkerton's Detective Agency.
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