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The Murder of Jim Fisk for the Love of Josie Mansfield

A Tragedy of the Gilded Age

A Tragedy of the Gilded Age

A Tragedy of the Gilded Age

By H. W. Brands

By H. W. Brands

By H. W. Brands

By H. W. Brands

By H. W. Brands
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By H. W. Brands
Read by Richard McGonagle

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    About The Murder of Jim Fisk for the Love of Josie Mansfield

    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, H. W. Brands traces Fisk’s extraordinary downfall, bringing to life New York’s Gilded Age and some of its legendary players, including Boss William Tweed, Cornelius Vanderbilt, and the railroad tycoon Jay Gould.

    About The Murder of Jim Fisk for the Love of Josie Mansfield

    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, H. W. Brands traces Fisk’s extraordinary downfall, bringing to life New York’s Gilded Age and some of its legendary players, including Boss William Tweed, Cornelius Vanderbilt, and the railroad tycoon Jay Gould.

    About The Murder of Jim Fisk for the Love of Josie Mansfield

    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, H. W. Brands traces Fisk’s extraordinary downfall, bringing to life New York’s Gilded Age and some of its legendary players, including Boss William Tweed, Cornelius Vanderbilt, and the railroad tycoon Jay Gould.

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    About H. W. Brands

    H. W. BRANDS holds the Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair in History at the University of Texas at Austin. A New York Times bestselling author, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in biography for The First American and Traitor to His Class.

    About H. W. Brands

    H. W. BRANDS holds the Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair in History at the University of Texas at Austin. A New York Times bestselling author, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in biography for The First American and Traitor to His Class.

    About H. W. Brands

    H. W. BRANDS holds the Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair in History at the University of Texas at Austin. A New York Times bestselling author, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in biography for The First American and Traitor to His Class.

    Product Details

    Category: 19th Century U.S. History | Biography & Memoir

    Paperback | $15.95
    Published by Anchor
    May 31, 2011 | 224 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780307743251

    Category: 19th Century U.S. History | Biography & Memoir

    Ebook | $11.99
    Published by Anchor
    May 31, 2011 | 224 Pages | ISBN 9780307743275

    Category: 19th Century U.S. History | Biography & Memoir | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $14.00
    Published by Random House Audio
    May 31, 2011 | 296 Minutes | ISBN 9780307933867

    Praise

    Praise for H. W. Brands

    “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
     
    “Brands will change the way you see history.” —The Austin American-Statesman
     
    “A wonderfully skilled narrative historian.” —Los Angeles Times
     
    “Brands is masterly.” —The Economist
     
    “Few historians can tell a tale better.” —The Dallas Morning News

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