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The queen : the forgotten life behind an American myth

Levin, Josh2019
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This is the gripping true tale of a villain who changed American history. In the 1970s, Linda Taylor became a fur-wearing, Cadillac-driving symbol of the undeserving poor -- the original 'welfare queen'. In the press she was ultimate template for this insidious stereotype; Ronald Reagan himself cited her criminal behaviour in his presidential campaign, turning public opinion firmly against state benefits and those who used them. But Taylor was demonized for the least of her crimes. She was a con artist, a thief, a kidnapper, maybe even a murderer -- and certainly one of the most gifted and deranged criminals of modern times. This is the never-before-told story of a beguilingly complex American character, forgotten in the rush to create a vicious American myth.
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Imprint:
London : Wildfire, an imprint of Headline Publishing Group, 2019.
Collation:
xi, 418 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), portraits ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-354) and index.
ISBN:
9781472266057
Dewey class:
364.163092B364.163
Language:
English
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BRN:
354478
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
Brighton LibraryAdult Non Fiction - Biography364.163 TAYAvailable
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