| Blood & Ivy: The 1849 Murder That Scandalized Harvard Contributor(s): Collins, Paul (Author), Kenerly, Kevin (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1538558165 ISBN-13: 9781538558164 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $31.46 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: July 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - True Crime | Murder - General |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.8" W x 5.7" (0.45 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A delectable true-crime story of scandal and murder at America's most celebrated universityOn November 23, 1849, in the heart of Boston, one of the city's richest men vanished. Dr. George Parkman, a Brahmin who owned much of Boston's West End, was last seen that afternoon visiting his alma mater, Harvard Medical School. Police scoured city tenements and the harbor-some leads put Parkman at sea or in Manhattan-but a Harvard janitor held a much darker suspicion: that their ruthless benefactor had never even left the Medical School building. His shocking discovery engulfed America in one of its most infamous trials, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts vs. John White Webster, Harvard's professor of chemistry. A baffling case of red herrings, grave robbing, and dismemberment, it became a landmark in the use of medical forensics. Rich in characters and atmosphere, Blood & Ivy explores the fatal entanglement of new science and old money in one of America's greatest murder mysteries. |
Contributor Bio(s): Collins, Paul: - Paul Collins is the author of several books. An assistant professor of English in the MFA program at Portland State University, Collins is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and the founding editor of the Collins Library imprint of McSweeney's Books. His work has appeared in Slate, New Scientist, and the New York Times, and he is regularly featured on NPR's Weekend Edition as their literary detective. Kenerly, Kevin: -Kevin Kenerly is an AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator and earned a BA at Olivet College. A longtime member of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, he has acted in fifteen seasons, playing dozens of roles. |