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The murder of the century : the gilded age crime that scandalized a city and sparked the tabloid wars  Cover Image Book Book

The murder of the century : the gilded age crime that scandalized a city and sparked the tabloid wars / Paul Collins.

Summary:

Provides a detailed account of a sensationalized murder that took place in late-nineteenth-century New York, describing the efforts of police, reporters, and an eccentric professor to solve the case, and discussing the criminal trial in which the defense claimed that the victim was not actually dead.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780307592217 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 0307592219
  • Physical Description: viii, 325 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
  • Edition: First paperback edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Broadway Paperbacks, [2011]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-313) and index.
Citation/References Note:
Library Journal, June 2011
Publisher's Weekly, April 2011
Booklist, May 2011
Kirkus Review, April 2011
Library Journal
Publisher's Weekly
Booklist
Target Audience Note:
Adult Follett Library Resources
Adult
Subject: Nack, Augusta.
Murder > New York (State) > New York > Case studies.
Crimes of passion > New York (State) > New York > Case studies.
Tabloid newspapers > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century.
New York (N.Y.) > History > 19th century.
Nack, Augusta.
Homicide > New York (N.Y.) > Case studies.
Crimes of passion > Case studies.
Newspapers > New York (N.Y.) > History.
New York (N.Y.) > History.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at York County Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Dover Area Community Library Adults 364.152 COL Nonfiction (Text) 34217000671297 Adult Area Available -
Guthrie Memorial Library: Hanover's Public Library Adults 364.152 COL Nonfiction (Text) 34007001865539 Adult Area Available -
Guthrie Memorial Library: Hanover's Public Library Adults 364.152 COL Staff Access (Text) 34007002013295 Archives Available -


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