So Much Bad in the Best of Us: The Salacious and Audacious Life of John W. Talbot

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Greta Fisher

So Much Bad in the Best of Us

The Salacious and Audacious Life of John W. Talbot

Greta Fisher

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Red Lightning Books
06 September 2022

True crime; History of the Americas; Freemasonry & secret societies; Corporate crime; Local history

From supreme president to forgotten enemy, John W. Talbot lived a remarkable life. Charismatic, energetic, and powerful, he founded a national fraternal organization, the Order of Owls, and counted senators, congressmen, and business leaders among his friends. He wielded his influence to help causes close to his heart but also to bring down those who stood against him.

In So Much Bad in the Best of Us, Greta Fisher's careful research reveals that Talbot was capable of great evil, causing one woman to describe him as ""the Devil Incarnate."" His string of very public affairs revealed his strange sexual preferences and violent tendencies, and charges leveled against him included perjury, blackmail, jury tampering, slander, libel, misuse of the mail, assault with intent to kill, and White slavery. Ultimately convicted on the slavery charge, he spent several years in Leavenworth penitentiary and eventually lost everything, including control of the Order of Owls. His descent into alcoholism and death by fire was a fitting end to a tumultuous and dramatic life. After 50 years of newspaper headlines and court battles, Talbot's death made national news, but with more enemies than friends and estranged from his family, he was ultimately forgotten.

A gripping true crime story, So Much Bad in the Best of Us offers a mesmerizing account of the life of John W. Talbot, the Order of Owls, and how quickly the powerful can fall.

By: Greta Fisher
Imprint: Red Lightning Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 363g
ISBN: 9781684351886
ISBN 10: 168435188X
Pages: 242
Publication Date: 06 September 2022
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Greta Fisher is a genealogist and historian born and raised in Indiana. She specializes in Central European immigration to the Midwest and enjoys placing family stories in historical context. She currently resides in South Bend, Indiana, and this is her first book.

Reviews for So Much Bad in the Best of Us: The Salacious and Audacious Life of John W. Talbot

Greta Fisher cooly travels us through ""So Much Bad in the Best of Us: The Salacious and Audacious Life of John W. Talbot."" No one can make up the kind of ordinary citizen gullibility that ran rampant around South Bend, Indiana, starting as early as 1872 and continuing to lope along the echelons of society for the next sixty-five years and counting. . . . The enduring scheming legacy of Talbot resides within the Order of Owls. Never heard of it? Neither did I, and now I am amazed and saddened. Owls deserve a better rap. -- Rita Kohn * Nuvo *