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Deaths on Pleasant Street : The Ghastly Enigma of Colonel Swope and Doctor Hyde by Giles Fowler (2009, Trade Paperback)
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The 1909 murder case surrounding the wealthy Swope family of Independence, Missouri, led to the 'trial of the century' in the gothic-era Midwest. This book gathers the facts behind the suspicious fates of the eccentric Colonel, who was the millionaire donor of Kansas City's Swope Park as well as his affable cousin, and a young nephew and heir.Product Identifiers
PublisherTruman STATE University Press
ISBN-101931112916
ISBN-139781931112918
eBay Product ID (ePID)72020218
Product Key Features
Book TitleDeaths on Pleasant Street : the Ghastly Enigma of Colonel Swope and Doctor Hyde
TopicMurder / General
Publication Year2009
LanguageEnglish
GenreTrue Crime
AuthorGiles Fowler
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Length5.5in.
Item Width8.5in.
Item Weight13.5 Oz
Additional Product Features
LCCN2009-010471
Intended AudienceTrade
ReviewsWinner of ForeWord Magazine's Gold Medal for the True Crime Book of the Year - 2009 "It has been 100 years since multiple tragedies befell members of the prominent Swope family in Independence, Missouri. But Deaths on Pleasant Street gives those shadowy events and the ensuing scandal the immediacy of today's headlines. I began the book in early afternoon, and was unable to sleep until I'd turned the last page. Rarely does historical non-fiction deliver so effective a combination of exhaustive research and inspired storytelling." -- C W Gusewelle, journalist and author "The trail of western Missouri's crime of the twentieth century may be stone cold, but Giles Fowler's master sleuthing and briskly paced narrative restore this still-unsolved country-house mystery to vivid life. Deaths on Pleasant Street will captivate history buffs and who-dunnit fans alike." -- Harry Haskell, author of Boss-Busters and Sin Hounds "With a creeping sense of dread reminiscent of Gaslight and the immersive reporting that recalls In Cold Blood, Deaths on Pleasant Street elevates a sensational case of Victorian intrigue, skulduggery, ruinous accusations and black horror to the exalted realm of literature. Poring through a trove of historic manuscripts, legal records and the delicious yellow journalism of the era, Fowler has done graceful service to the dead by telling the tale 'with a consistent and unfailing writerly flair' more fully and fairly than it was ever told, or could possibly have been told, at the time." -- Patrick Beach, author of A Good Forest for Dying, "The trail of western Missouri's crime of the twentieth century may be stone cold, but Giles Fowler's master sleuthing and briskly paced narrative restore this still-unsolved country-house mystery to vivid life. Deaths on Pleasant Street will captivate history buffs and who-dunnit fans alike." -- Harry Haskell, author of Boss-Busters and Sin Hounds, "It has been 100 years since multiple tragedies befell members of the prominent Swope family in Independence, Missouri. But Deaths on Pleasant Street gives those shadowy events and the ensuing scandal the immediacy of today's headlines. I began the book in early afternoon, and was unable to sleep until I'd turned the last page. Rarely does historical non-fiction deliver so effective a combination of exhaustive research and inspired storytelling." -- C W Gusewelle, journalist and author, "With a creeping sense of dread reminiscent of Gaslight and the immersive reporting that recalls In Cold Blood, Deaths on Pleasant Street elevates a sensational case of Victorian intrigue, skulduggery, ruinous accusations and black horror to the exalted realm of literature. Poring through a trove of historic manuscripts, legal records and the delicious yellow journalism of the era, Fowler has done graceful service to the dead by telling the tale 'with a consistent and unfailing writerly flair' more fully and fairly than it was ever told, or could possibly have been told, at the time." -- Patrick Beach, author of A Good Forest for Dying
Dewey Edition22
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal364.152/3092
Lc Classification NumberHv6533.M8f69 2009
Text byFowler, Giles
Number of Pages250 Pages
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