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Author Brands, H. W.

Title The murder of Jim Fisk for the love of Josie Mansfield : a tragedy of the Gilded Age / H.W. Brands.

Publication Info. New York : Anchor Books, 2011.

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Location Call No. Status
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  92 FISK, JAM    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  B FISK, J.    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  974.7 BR    Check Shelf
Description 206 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Series American portraits
Brands, H. W. American portraits.
Summary Even before he was shot dead in the lobby of the tony Grand Central Hotel in 1872, financier James "Diamond Jim" Fisk, Jr. was a notorious New York City figure. From his daring attempt to corner the gold market in 1869 to his battle for control of the lucrative Erie Railroad, Fisk was a colorful exemplar of a new financial era marked by volatile fortunes and inprecedented greed and corruption. But it was his scandalously open affair with a showgirl named Josie Mansfield that ultimately led to his demise.
Subject Fisk, James, Jr., 1835-1872 -- Assassination.
Fisk, James, Jr., 1835-1872 -- Relations with women.
Capitalists and financiers -- United States -- Biography.
Murder -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century.
Mansfield, Josie.
Showgirls -- United States -- Biography.
New York (N.Y.) -- Biography.
New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
ISBN 9780307743251 trade pbk. $15.00
030774325X trade pbk.
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