The queen
Levin, Josh, 1980-2020
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In the 1970s, Linda Taylor became a fur-wearing, Cadillac-driving symbol of the undeserving poor. 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 the original 'welfare queen' was demonised for the least of her crimes. Taylor 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.
Main title:
The queen / Josh Levin.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Wildfire, 2020.London : Wildfire, 2020.
Collation:
xi, 417 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2019.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781472266088 (pbk)
Dewey class:
364.163
Language:
English
BRN:
2278055