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The murder of Jim Fisk for the love of Josie Mansfield : a tragedy of the Gilded Age
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Traces the life of notorious financier James "Diamond Jim" Fisk, providing narrative coverage of his business and personal exploits before he was gunned down in New York's Grand Central Hotel by a ...
Traces the life of notorious financier James "Diamond Jim" Fisk, providing narrative coverage of his business and personal exploits before he was gunned down in New York's Grand Central Hotel by a rival.
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- Creator
- H.W. Brands
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- Books
- Language
- English
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- New York : Anchor Books, 2011
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- 206 p. : ill. ; 21 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780307743251, 030774325X
- OCLC
- ocn676726866
- Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
- Fisk, James, Jr., 1835-1872 -- Assassination.
- Fisk, James, Jr., 1835-1872 -- Relations with women.
- Capitalists and financiers -- United States -- Biography.
- Murder -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century.
- Mansfield, Josie.
- Showgirls -- United States -- Biography.
- New York (N.Y.) -- Biography.
- New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.