{"product_id":"ready-to-hang-seven-famous-new-orleans-murders-9781455616664","title":"Ready to Hang: Seven Famous New Orleans Murders","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Crescent City's dark past is as glamorous as ever. New Orleans has never been a city void of drama, from revelers on Bourbon Street to grisly murders. Seven of the most renowned murders of the early twentieth century are collected in this book by novelist Robert Tallant. In these stories, all of which are remarkably researched, the thrilling details jump off the page. From Kate Townsend, who was found in her brothel bed, to dead children sleeping beside hypnotists, these chilling tales will keep readers enthralled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Tallant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pelican Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/06\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.58d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781455616664\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Tallant was one of Louisiana's best-known authors. Born in New Orleans in 1909, he attended the city's local public schools. Before \"drifting\" into writing, Tallant worked as an advertising copywriter, a bank teller, and a clerk. It was his friendship with Lyle Saxon that led Tallant to his position as editor on the Louisiana WPA Writers' Project during the 1930s and 1940s. In that position, he coauthored \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGumbo Ya-Ya: Folk Tales of Louisiana\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e with Lyle Saxon and Edward Dreyer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy 1948, Tallant's career had launched, and over the next eleven years he produced eight novels, six full-length works of nonfiction, and numerous short stories and articles on subjects of local interest. He is also known to have corresponded with, as well as applied to, the Julius Rosenwald Fund for a fellowship in creative writing. During the last years of his life, he was a lecturer in English at Newcomb College as well as a reporter for the \u003ci\u003eNew Orleans Item.\u003c\/i\u003e Robert Tallant died in 1957.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pelican Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45186279342195,"sku":"9781455616664","price":21.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_aefe8515-3f8b-4ada-a79b-70fd223443fd.jpg?v=1783425289","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/ready-to-hang-seven-famous-new-orleans-murders-9781455616664","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}