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Author: Robert E. Murphy
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Imprint: Excelsior Editions
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.408kg
ISBN: 9781438455624
ISBN 10: 1438455623
Pages: 253
Publication Date: 01 January 2015
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
"""...[Murphy's] accessible narrative provides a window on the morals and criminal justice system of late-19th-century Brooklyn."" - New York Times ""Well versed in the history of Brooklyn, Robert E. Murphy has delivered fascinating cultural pieces about the area and continues to do so with his new work."" - Brooklyn Daily Eagle ""Robert E. Murphy has done a wonderful job recreating the lost city of Brooklyn in the years following the Civil War. Through the stories of three women jailed for murder, he brings to life the personalities and places-and scandals-that made Brooklyn a vibrant, vital place. This is a terrific read."" - Terry Golway, author of Machine Made: Tammany Hall and the Creation of Modern American Politics"
...[Murphy's] accessible narrative provides a window on the morals and criminal justice system of late-19th-century Brooklyn. - New York Times Well versed in the history of Brooklyn, Robert E. Murphy has delivered fascinating cultural pieces about the area and continues to do so with his new work. - Brooklyn Daily Eagle Robert E. Murphy has done a wonderful job recreating the lost city of Brooklyn in the years following the Civil War. Through the stories of three women jailed for murder, he brings to life the personalities and places-and scandals-that made Brooklyn a vibrant, vital place. This is a terrific read. - Terry Golway, author of Machine Made: Tammany Hall and the Creation of Modern American Politics
Well versed in the history of Brooklyn, Robert E. Murphy has delivered fascinating cultural pieces about the area and continues to do so with his new work. - Brooklyn Daily Eagle Robert E. Murphy has done a wonderful job recreating the lost city of Brooklyn in the years following the Civil War. Through the stories of three women jailed for murder, he brings to life the personalities and places-and scandals-that made Brooklyn a vibrant, vital place. This is a terrific read. - Terry Golway, author of Machine Made: Tammany Hall and the Creation of Modern American Politics
Robert E. Murphy has done a wonderful job recreating the lost city of Brooklyn in the years following the Civil War. Through the stories of three women jailed for murder, he brings to life the personalities and places-and scandals-that made Brooklyn a vibrant, vital place. This is a terrific read. - Terry Golway, author of Machine Made: Tammany Hall and the Creation of Modern American Politics
Author Information
Robert E. Murphy is the author of Brooklyn Union: A Centennial History and After Many a Summer: The Passing of the Giants and Dodgers and a Golden Age in New York Baseball. He lives in Brooklyn.
