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Bag of Bones: The Sensational Grave Robbery Of The Merchant Prince Of Manhattan

Bag of Bones: The Sensational Grave Robbery Of The Merchant Prince Of Manhattan

J. North Conway
$18.95
Publication Date: May 1st, 2019
Publisher:
Lyons Press
ISBN:
9781493040575
Pages:
312
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Description

From the author of King of Heists and The Big Policeman, comes the third book of history and crime in Gilded Age New York City--this time focused on the sensational grave robbery, ransom, and return of the remains of A. T. Stewart, a.ka. "The Merchant Prince of Manhattan," one of the wealthiest men in the world. The third in the New York City Gilded Age Crime Trilogy by J. North Conway.

About the Author

J. NORTH CONWAY is the author of nine non-fiction books, including, The Big Policeman(2010) and King of Heists (2009) both published by the Lyons Press. He is also the author of The Cape Cod Canal: Breaking Through The Bared and Bended Arm, published by History Press in 2008 and American Literacy: Fifty Books That Define Our Culture and Ourselves, published by William Morrow in 1994. He is an accomplished poet, having appeared in a variety of notable journals and anthologies, including Poetry, The Antioch Review, The Columbia Review, The Hiram Poetry Review, and the Norton Anthology of Light Verse. He has been a daily newspaper reporter and editor for over 20 years. He teaches at the University of Massachusetts in Dartmouth and Bristol Community College in Fall River, Massachusetts.