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Bag of Bones: The Sensational Grave Robbery Of The Merchant Prince Of Manhattan
Contributor(s): Conway, J. North (Author)

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 ISBN: 149304057X     ISBN-13: 9781493040575
Publisher: Lyons Press
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2019
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BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa)
- History | United States - 19th Century
- True Crime | Heists & Robberies
Dewey: 364.162
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 8.9" L (0.90 lbs) 312 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 19th Century
- Chronological Period - 1851-1899
- Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic
- Cultural Region - Northeast U.S.
- Geographic Orientation - New York
- Locality - New York, N.Y.
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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.
 
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