Description |
xi, 304 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-295 and index. |
Contents |
A grand object lesson -- The variable feminine mechanism -- One-gun duel -- Hang me? That's a joke -- No sweetheart in the world is worth killing -- The kind of gal who never could be true -- A modern Salome -- Her mind works vagrantly -- Jail school -- The love-foiled girl -- It's terrible, but it's better -- What fooled everybody -- A modest little housewife -- Anne, you have killed me -- Beautiful--but not dumb! -- The tides of hell -- Hatproof, sexproof, and damp -- A grand and gorgeous show -- Entirely too vile -- The most monotonous city on Earth. |
Summary |
Documents the true stories of Belva Gaertner and Beulah Annan, the women whose sensational murder trials inspired the musical "Chicago," and traces the contributions of fledgling reporter Maurine Watkins against a backdrop of Chicago's Jazz Age culture. |
Subject |
Women murderers -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- Case studies.
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Murder -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- Case studies.
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ISBN |
9780670021970 (hc.) |
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0670021970 (hc.) |
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9780143119227 (pbk) |
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0143119222 (pbk.) |
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