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The Murder of Jim Fisk for the Love of Josie Mansfield Audiobook by H. W. Brands
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Title: The Murder of Jim Fisk for the Love of Josie Mansfield
Subtitle: A Tragedy of the Gilded Age
Author: H. W. Brands
Narrator: Richard McGonagle
Format: Unabridged
Length: 4 hrs and 56 mins
Language: English
Release date: 05-31-11
Publisher: Random House Audio
Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 13 votes
Genres: History, 20th Century
Publisher's Summary:
Even before he was shot dead on the stairway of the tony Grand Central Hotel in 1872, financier James Jubilee Jim Fisk, Jr., was a notorious New York City figure. From his audacious attempt to corner the gold market in 1869 to his battle for control of the geographically crucial Erie Railroad, Fisk was a flamboyant exemplar of a new financial era marked by volatile fortunes and unprecedented greed and corruption. But it was his scandalously open affair with a showgirl named Josie Mansfield that ultimately led to his demise.
In this riveting short history - the first in his American Portraits series - H. W. Brand's traces Fisks extraordinary downfall, bringing to life New Yorks Gilded Age and some of its legendary players, including Boss William Tweed, Cornelius Vanderbilt, and the railroad tycoon Jay Gould.
Critic Reviews:
H. W. Brands is a master at finding the essence of an important American life, telling its story grippingly and showing us why it is important to our own generation. (Michael Beschloss)
Contact me for any questions: [email protected]
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Title: The Murder of Jim Fisk for the Love of Josie Mansfield
Subtitle: A Tragedy of the Gilded Age
Author: H. W. Brands
Narrator: Richard McGonagle
Format: Unabridged
Length: 4 hrs and 56 mins
Language: English
Release date: 05-31-11
Publisher: Random House Audio
Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 13 votes
Genres: History, 20th Century
Publisher's Summary:
Even before he was shot dead on the stairway of the tony Grand Central Hotel in 1872, financier James Jubilee Jim Fisk, Jr., was a notorious New York City figure. From his audacious attempt to corner the gold market in 1869 to his battle for control of the geographically crucial Erie Railroad, Fisk was a flamboyant exemplar of a new financial era marked by volatile fortunes and unprecedented greed and corruption. But it was his scandalously open affair with a showgirl named Josie Mansfield that ultimately led to his demise.
In this riveting short history - the first in his American Portraits series - H. W. Brand's traces Fisks extraordinary downfall, bringing to life New Yorks Gilded Age and some of its legendary players, including Boss William Tweed, Cornelius Vanderbilt, and the railroad tycoon Jay Gould.
Critic Reviews:
H. W. Brands is a master at finding the essence of an important American life, telling its story grippingly and showing us why it is important to our own generation. (Michael Beschloss)
Contact me for any questions: [email protected]