Daniel Stashower
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Language
English
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"On July 28, 1841, the battered body of Mary Rogers, a twenty-year-old cigar girl who had disappeared three days earlier, was found floating in the Hudson. By nightfall, news of the death had sent Manhattan into a spasm of horror and outrage. In the months following, the grisly details of the murder pushed American journalism into new realms of lurid sensationalism. Despite the media pressure, New York's unregulated, disjointed police force proved...
Author
Pub. Date
[1999]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
This fresh, compelling biography examines the extraordinary life and strange contrasts of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the struggling provincial doctor who became the most popular storyteller of his age. From his youthful exploits aboard a whaling ship to his often-stormy friendships with such figures as Harry Houdini and George Bernard Shaw, Conan Doyle lived a life as gripping as one of his adventures. Exhaustively researched and elegantly written, Daniel...
Author
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
On July 28, 1841, the battered body of a young woman was found floating in the Hudson River. The victim was Mary Rogers, a captivating 20-year-old cigar salesgirl, who inspired one of the great authors of a generation to write 'The Mystery of Marie Roget'. This book sets out to investigate this crime.
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