Bag of Bones: The Sensational Grave Robbery of the Merchant Prince of Manhattan 9781493040575

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Автор: Conway J. North
Название: Bag of Bones: The Sensational Grave Robbery of the Merchant Prince of Manhattan
ISBN: 9781493040575
Издательство: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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ISBN-10: 149304057X
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 336
Вес: 0.41 кг.
Дата издания: 01.05.2019
Язык: English
Иллюстрации: 19 halftones, black and white
Размер: 152 x 226 x 20
Читательская аудитория: General (us: trade)
Подзаголовок: The sensational grave robbery of the merchant prince of manhattan
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Поставляется из: Англии
Описание: Completing J. North Conways widely acclaimed trilogy of Gilded Age New York City Crime--following King of Heists and The Big Policeman--Bag of Bones combines the eras 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. Marks 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.

Bag of Bones: The Sensational Grave Robbery of the Merchant Prince of Manhattan, Conway J. North