Charles H Cosgrove

Broschiertes Buch

They Both Reached for the Gun

Beulah Annan, Maurine Watkins, and the Trial That Became Chicago

Beschreibung

Examines the case that inspired a pop culture phenomenon In 1924 Beulah Annan was arrested and incarcerated for killing her lover, Harry Kalsted. Six weeks later, a jury acquitted her of murder. Inspired by the sordid event, trial, and acquittal, Maurine Watkins, a reporter at the time, wrote the play Chicago.

Autor

Charles H. Cosgrove is emeritus professor of early Christian literature at Garrett Seminary in Evanston, Illinois. He is the author of numerous books, most recently Fortune and Faith in Old Chicago: A Dual Biography of Mayor Augustus Garrett and Seminary Founder Eliza Clark Garrett, and Music at Social Meals in Greek and Roman Antiquity. A lifelong native of the Chicago area, he is an aficionado of the city’s history and makes occasional appearances in the area’s music venues as a jazz trombonist.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Southern Illinois University Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juni 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 386g
• ISBN-13: 9780809339389
• ISBN-10: 0809339382
• Artikelnr.: 68043807