The Big Policeman: The Rise and Fall of Thomas Byrnes, America`s First, Most Ruthless, and Greatest Detective, Conway J. North

Автор: Conway J. North, Dubuc Jesse
Название: Attack of the HMS Nimrod: Wareham and the War of 1812
ISBN: 1540223221 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781540223227
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Автор: Conway J. North
Название: King of Heists: The Sensational Bank Robbery of 1878 That Shocked America
ISBN: 1493040537 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781493040537
Издательство: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Описание: Murder, thievery, lust, and intrigue in the true story of the most audacious bank robbery in New York City history, and perhaps the largest bank heist in American history--the Manhattan Savings Institution robbery of 1878. The first in the New York City Gilded Age Crime Trilogy by J. North Conway.

Автор: Cottrell Bob
Название: North Conway
ISBN: 1531662633 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781531662639
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Автор: Conway J. North
Название: Bag of Bones: The Sensational Grave Robbery of the Merchant Prince of Manhattan
ISBN: 149304057X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781493040575
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Описание: Completing J. North Conway's widely acclaimed trilogy of Gilded Age New York City Crime--following King of Heists and The Big Policeman--Bag of Bones combines the era's affluence, decadence, and corruption with a gruesome deed fit for the tabloids of today. In 1878, the body of multi-millionaire A. T. Stewart was stolen from St. Mark's Churchyard. The ghoulish crime, the chase for the culprits, the years-long ransom negotiations, and the demise of the Stewart retail empire fed a media frenzy. When the widow Stewart eventually exchanged $20,000 for a burlap bag of bones on a country road, not everyone was convinced that the remains were truly those of "The Merchant Prince of Manhattan," the department store pioneer who had risen from the flood of Irish immigration to a place alongside names like Astor, Vanderbilt, and Rockefeller. As Bag of Bones details the futile tactics used by police to identify the grave robbers, it also unveils the villainy of Judge Henry Hilton, the Stewart family advisor who not only interfered in the case repeatedly but also dismantled a once-great business empire . . . all the while profiting quite nicely. By the end of this fascinating slice of history, one is left to wonder who displayed the greater evil: the grave robbers or Judge Hilton.