
The Other Lindbergh Kidnapping Trial
Charles Lindberh vs. John Hughes Curtis in the Flemington Courthouse in 1932
James Davidson(Author)
iUniverse (Publisher)
Published on 13. March 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
148 pages
978-1-6632-6082-6 (ISBN)
Description
In 1932, Charles Lindbergh sat in the Flemington New Jersey courtroom in the First Lindbergh Kidnapping trial. Most people are familiar with Charles Lindbergh vs. Bruno Richard Hauptmann in the famous 1935 "Trial of the Century." But very few people know that there was another trial that preceded the Hauptmann trial. In the summer of 1932, John Hughes Curtis, a well-known pillar of society in Norfolk, Virginia was approached and asked to serve as an intermediary between the gang who said they kidnapped the Lindbergh baby and Charles Lindbergh. Thus began an adventure with Curtis and Lindbergh out to sea for three weeks, Curtis being held captive in the basement of Lindbergh's house, culminating in a wild trial in the hot summer of 1932 in the Flemington courthouse. Many of he same people who show up in the Hauptmann trial are there: Lloyd Fisher, Anthony Hauck, Col. Lindbergh, Col. Schwarzkopf, Betty Gow, Ollie Whately, etc.
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English
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
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Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
226 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-6632-6082-6 (9781663260826)
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James Davidson
THE OTHER LINDBERGH KIDNAPPING TRIAL
CHARLES LINDBERH VS. JOHN HUGHES CURTIS IN THE FLEMINGTON COURTHOUSE IN 1932
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03/2024
iUniverse
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James was born in Liverpool, where he has now returned to live after several years in Central Europe. Having been mainly based in Budapest and Prague, his experiences there had a major influence on his fiction. He uses real events in history to explore the ideological legacies of the twentieth century from new angles. With his background in journalism and academic interest in creative writing, James shows enormous potential as a novelist. Dark, mysterious, and ethereal - think D M Thomas and Andrei Platonov - readers will appreciate this new, truly original voice.