The Bloody Century

True Tales of Murder in 19th Century America

Robert Wilhelm

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Night Stick Press
21 December 2014

Biography; True crime

A murderous atmosphere pervaded nineteenth-century America and lurid murders dominated newspaper headlines. The Bloody Century retells the stories of Americans, driven by desperation, greed, jealousy, or an irrational bloodlust, to take the life of someone around them. It presents 50 of the most intriguing murder cases from the archives of American crime including:

The Famous Lizzie Borden H H Holmes The Bloody Benders The Sensational Jesse Pomeroy - 14-year-old serial killer Adolph Luetgert-dissolved his wife in a vat of lye Lydia Sherman-poisoned her husband and nine others The Unsolved Rose Ambler - found stabbed in a field near her home Benjamin Nathan-beaten to death in his bedroom and many others. Richly illustrated with scenes and portraits from the time of the murders, and including songs and poems written to commemorate the crimes, The Bloody Century invokes a fitting atmosphere for Victorian homicide.

The days of America's distant past, the time of gaslights and horse-drawn carriages, are often viewed as quaint and sentimental, but a closer look reveals passions, fears, and motives that are timeless and universal, and a population inured to violence, capable of monstrous acts. A visit to The Bloody Century may well give us insight into our own.

By: Robert Wilhelm
Imprint: Night Stick Press
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 390g
ISBN: 9780692300671
ISBN 10: 0692300678
Pages: 290
Publication Date: 21 December 2014
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Robert Wilhelm is the author of Murder and Mayhem in Essex County (History Press), a history of capital crimes in Essex County, Massachusetts from the 1600s to the turn of the twentieth century. He blogs about historical true crime at Murder by Gaslight (www.MurderByGaslight.com) and The National Night Stick (nightstick.azurewebsites.net). Robert lives and works in Boston, Massachusetts.