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Powers That Prey

True stories of criminals (the powers that prey) and the system (the powers that rule) by journalists who went among the criminal classes to gather material first-hand. Some of the chapters were first published in McClure's Magazine as a series called "True Stories From the Underworld." - Summary by Chris Pyle (4 hr 24 min)

Chapters

Introduction

6:31

In the Matter of His Nibs

25:15

A Bill from Tiffany's

28:40

The Revenge of the Four

28:08

The Order of the Penitents

25:39

The Prison Demon

24:48

The Great Idea

31:23

Found Guilty

20:50

On Sentence Day

19:57

Peggie Niven

32:36

A Dead One

20:22