Tag Archive: History
Presentation: 50th Anniversary of Robert Garrow Murders and Manhunt
Home Town Cable Network: HTS – Bootlegging & Prohibition 12-10-19
Author Lawrence P. Gooley and his partner, Jill Jones, discuss their latest books, including Bullets, Booze, Bootleggers, and Beer: The Story of Prohibition in Northern New York, Volume 1 and much more on Home Town Cable’s Home Town Stories.
Press Release: New Book on Bootlegging, Prohibition in Northern New York
Bloated Toe Publishing has released a new nonfiction book, Bullets, Booze, Bootleggers, and Beer: The Story of Prohibition in Northern New York, Volume 1: 1920–1926 (8 x 10, hard cover, 472 pp, $32), by award-winning author Lawrence P. Gooley. The book chronicles in detail the first seven years of the…
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Presentation: The Brutal History of Clinton Prison at Dannemora (Lake Pleasant Public Library)
Home Town Cable Network: HTS – Bloated Toe Enterprises Update 5-16-18
Author Lawrence P. Gooley and his partner, Jill Jones, discuss their latest books, including Dannemora’s Death House: The Crimes and Fates of 41 Killers Sentenced to Die in Clinton Prison’s Electric Chair and much more on Home Town Cable’s Home Town Stories.
Eastline Studio: Larry Gooley/The Historians/Friday, January 26, 2018
Episode 199: Adirondack author Lawrence P. Gooley talks about two books he was written about Dannemora Prison in northern New York. His most recent book is Dannemora’s Death House: The Crimes and Fates of 41 Killers Sentenced to Die in Clinton Prison’s Electric Chair.
Presentation: Tracking Robert Garrow (Lake Pleasant Public Library)
NCPR: Coming soon: Lifetime premieres two films about Joyce Mitchell, 2015 prison break
NCPR, April 13, 2017—Coming soon: Lifetime premieres two films about Joyce Mitchell, 2015 prison break: In addition to those upcoming films, the Dannemora escape has already inspired at least three books, including one from the Plattsburgh Press-Republican, another by a writer in Brooklyn, and a third by North Country historian Lawrence Gooley.
Gooley said “Escape from Dannemora” was his fastest selling book by far.
The Daily Gazette: Foss: Murder stories fascinating, part of our history
The Daily Gazette, February 1, 2017—Foss: Murder stories fascinating, part of our history: The criminals featured in “25 Diabolical Murders” are a mix of psychopaths, people with mental health issues and ordinary folks overcome by anger, greed or passion.