{"product_id":"the-queen-the-forgotten-life-behind-an-american-myth-paperback","title":"The Queen: The Forgotten Life Behind an American Myth - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJosh Levin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBiography\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this critically acclaimed true crime tale of \"welfare queen\" Linda Taylor, a Slate editor reveals a \"wild, only-in-America story\" of political manipulation and murder (Attica Locke, Edgar Award-winning author).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the South Side of Chicago in 1974, Linda Taylor reported a phony burglary, concocting a lie about stolen furs and jewelry. The detective who checked it out soon discovered she was a welfare cheat who drove a Cadillac to collect ill-gotten government checks. And that was just the beginning: Taylor, it turned out, was also a kidnapper, and possibly a murderer. A desperately ill teacher, a combat-traumatized Marine, an elderly woman hungry for companionship -- after Taylor came into their lives, all three ended up dead under suspicious circumstances. But nobody -- not the journalists who touted her story, not the police, and not presidential candidate Ronald Reagan -- seemed to care about anything but her welfare thievery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing up in the Jim Crow South, Taylor was made an outcast because of the color of her skin. As she rose to infamy, the press and politicians manipulated her image to demonize poor black women. Part social history, part true-crime investigation, Josh Levin's mesmerizing book, the product of six years of reporting and research, is a fascinating account of American racism, and an exposé of the \"welfare queen\" myth, one that fueled political debates that reverberate to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Queen\u003c\/em\u003e tells, for the first time, the fascinating story of what was done to Linda Taylor, what she did to others, and what was done in her name. \"In the finest tradition of investigative reporting, Josh Levin exposes how a story that once shaped the nation's conscience was clouded by racism and lies. As he stunningly reveals in this \"invaluable work of nonfiction,\" the deeper truth, the messy truth, tells us something much larger about who we are (David Grann, #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eKillers of the Flower Moon\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJosh Levin\u003c\/b\u003e is the national editor at Slate and the host of the sports podcast \u003ci\u003eHang Up and Listen\u003c\/i\u003e. He previously worked at the\u003ci\u003e Washington City Paper\u003c\/i\u003eand has written for \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePlay: The New York Times Sports Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. He was born and raised in New Orleans and is a graduate of Brown University. He lives in Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 14, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52454865994035,"sku":"9780316513289","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Z1hIUW53cmtZeEt5dXpKOGZRSGVxUT09.webp?v=1759136577","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-queen-the-forgotten-life-behind-an-american-myth-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}