{"product_id":"the-bloody-century-true-tales-of-murder-in-19th-century-america-paperback","title":"The Bloody Century: True Tales of Murder in 19th Century America - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Wilhelm\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA murderous atmosphere pervaded nineteenth-century America and lurid murders dominated newspaper headlines.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bloody Century\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e retells the stories of Americans, driven by desperation, greed, jealousy, or an irrational bloodlust, to take the life of someone around them. It presents 50 of the most intriguing murder cases from the archives of American crime including: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Famous\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLizzie Borden\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eH H Holmes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Bloody Benders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Sensational\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJesse Pomeroy - 14-year-old serial killer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdolph Luetgert-dissolved his wife in a vat of lye\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLydia Sherman-poisoned her husband and nine others\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Unsolved\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRose Ambler - found stabbed in a field near her home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBenjamin Nathan-beaten to death in his bedroom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eand many others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRichly illustrated with scenes and portraits from the time of the murders, and including songs and poems written to commemorate the crimes, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bloody Century\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e invokes a fitting atmosphere for Victorian homicide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe days of America's distant past, the time of gaslights and horse-drawn carriages, are often viewed as quaint and sentimental, but a closer look reveals passions, fears, and motives that are timeless and universal, and a population inured to violence, capable of monstrous acts. A visit to \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bloody Century\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e may well give us insight into our own.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Wilhelm is the author of Murder and Mayhem in Essex County (History Press), a history of capital crimes in Essex County, Massachusetts from the 1600s to the turn of the twentieth century. He blogs about historical true crime at Murder by Gaslight (www.MurderByGaslight.com) and The National Night Stick (nightstick.azurewebsites.net). Robert lives and works in Boston, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 290\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 21, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757012746528,"sku":"9780692300671","price":22.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8543a8c3554d4dc06ad5b137bc66a541.webp?v=1780091523","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-bloody-century-true-tales-of-murder-in-19th-century-america-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}