No writer better articulates our interest in the confluence of hope; eccentricity; and the timelessness of the bold and strange than Paul Collins.--DAVE EGGERS On Long Island; a farmer finds a duck pond turned red with blood. On the Lower East Side; two boys playing at a pier discover a floating human torso wrapped tightly in oilcloth. Blueberry pickers near Harlem stumble upon neatly severed limbs in an overgrown ditch. Clues to a horrifying crime are turning up all over New York; but the police are baffled: There are no witnesses; no motives; no suspects. The grisly finds that began on the afternoon of June 26; 1897; plunged detectivesheadlong into the era's most baffling murder mystery. Seized upon by battling media moguls Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst; the case became a publicity circus. Reenactments of the murder were staged in Times Square; armed reporters lurked in the streets of Hell's Kitchen in pursuit of suspects; and an unlikely trio--a hard-luck cop; a cub reporter; and an eccentric professor--all raced to solve the crime. What emerged was a sensational love triangle and an even more sensational trial: an unprecedented capital case hinging on circumstantial evidence around a victim whom the police couldn't identify with certainty; and who the defense claimed wasn't even dead. The Murder of the Century is a rollicking tale--a rich evocation of America during the Gilded Age and a colorful re-creation of the tabloid wars that have dominated media to this day. From the Hardcover edition.
#105342 in Books Jack Weatherford 2011-03-01 2011-03-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.00 x .72 x 5.19l; .75 #File Name: 0307407160336 pagesThe Secret History of the Mongol Queens How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Mongolian Queens - From Obscurity to Powerful PrescenceBy Cheryl CartinThis significantly researched book added an all but forgotten layer to the history of the great Mongol nation established by Ghengis Khan. In the novels I have read about famous Khans from Ghengis to Kublai; their wives were often seen as powerful advisers; but nothing was ever mentioned about the legendary daughters of Ghengis Khan who ruled the Mongol nation when his sons failed to rise to the occasion. Centuries later; Munduhai; a woman or Ghengis's tribe; assumes the reins of power and resurrects the Mongol nation after centuries of decline. I was most impressed at the level of research here and thoroughly enjoyed learning more about the Mongol nation and its bold; determined women Khans.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Captivating tales of historical figures unfamiliar to the Western world ...By Skipper ScooperThis book is engaging and easy to read. The great Genghis Khan inspired fear and respect throughout history; who knew his daughters actually succeeded him?It is a truly fascinating tale; one filled with so many facets of history of which I was completely unaware.Very well worth the read!2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Fascinating history - th earliest feminists (after cleopatra?)By Friend of BooksFascinating sequel to Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World. Describes with captivating prose the still emerging history of the daughters and female ancestors of Genghis Khan who both preserved and enhanced the Mongol Empire and the Mongol nation.
