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Pages : 532
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Hallberger's Illustrated Magazine
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Pages : 532
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Pages : 532
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Americanisms--old & New
Author: John Stephen Farmer
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Category : Americanisms
Languages : en
Pages : 592
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Category : Americanisms
Languages : en
Pages : 592
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Host Bibliographic Record for Boundwith Item Barcode 30112072131219 and Others
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Pages : 786
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The Athenaeum
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Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 888
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Languages : en
Pages : 888
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A Full Report of the Exercises at the Centennial Celebration of the Declaration of American Independence by American Citizens in Stuttgart, Germany
Author: Stuttgart. American citizens
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Category : Fourth of July
Languages : en
Pages : 80
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Languages : en
Pages : 80
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Old England
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Pages : 108
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Pages : 108
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Amerikanische Populärkultur in Deutschland
Author: Heike Paul
Publisher: Leipziger Universitätsverlag
ISBN: 9783936522242
Category : Civilization, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 204
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Publisher: Leipziger Universitätsverlag
ISBN: 9783936522242
Category : Civilization, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 204
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Americanisms Old and New
Author: John Stephen Farmer
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Pages : 592
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Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present
Author: John Stephen Farmer
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Pages : 428
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Pages : 428
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Bag of Bones
Author: J. North Conway
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762785144
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 317
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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.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762785144
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 317
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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.