| Blood Runs Green: The Murder That Transfixed Gilded Age Chicago Contributor(s): O'Brien, Gillian (Author) |
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ISBN: 022624895X ISBN-13: 9780226248950 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $98.01 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - History | United States - 19th Century - True Crime | Murder - General |
| Dewey: 364.152 |
| LCCN: 2014025348 |
| Series: Historical Studies of Urban America |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.18" W x 8.31" (1.26 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Ireland - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Locality - Chicago, Illinois - Geographic Orientation - Illinois - Ethnic Orientation - Irish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It was the biggest funeral Chicago had seen since Lincoln's. On May 26, 1889, four thousand mourners proceeded down Michigan Avenue, followed by a crowd forty thousand strong, in a howl of protest at what commentators called one of the ghastliest and most curious crimes in civilized history. The dead man, Dr. P. H. Cronin, was a respected Irish physician, but his brutal murder uncovered a web of intrigue, secrecy, and corruption that stretched across the United States and far beyond. Blood Runs Green tells the story of Cronin's murder from the police investigation to the trial. It is a story of hotheaded journalists in pursuit of sensational crimes, of a bungling police force riddled with informers and spies, and of a secret revolutionary society determined to free Ireland but succeeding only in tearing itself apart. It is also the story of a booming immigrant population clamoring for power at a time of unprecedented change. From backrooms to courtrooms, historian Gillian O'Brien deftly navigates the complexities of Irish Chicago, bringing to life a rich cast of characters and tracing the spectacular rise and fall of the secret Irish American society Clan na Gael. She draws on real-life accounts and sources from the United States, Ireland, and Britain to cast new light on Clan na Gael and reveal how Irish republicanism swept across the United States. Destined to be a true crime classic, Blood Runs Green is an enthralling tale of a murder that captivated the world and reverberated through society long after the coffin closed. |
Contributor Bio(s): O'Brien, Gillian: - Gillian O'Brien is a senior lecturer in history at Liverpool John Moores University. She is coeditor of Georgian Dublin and Portraits of the City: Dublin and the Wider World. |