The Mystery of Mary Rogers |
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| Author:
| Geary, Rick |
| Illustrator:
| Geary, Rick |
| Series title: | A Treasury of Victorian Murder Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-56163-274-9 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2001 |
| Publisher: | NBM Publishing Company
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $15.95 |
Book Description:
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Carefully and thoroughly researched, and told in,Geary's gleeful tongue-in-cheek style with all the,lurid details, Mary Rogers was a compelling and,beautiful woman employed in a cigar store in New,York City. She suddenly disappeared and her body,was recovered in the Hudson off the Jersey side.,The press had a field day with all the possible,shocking possibilities. But the case was never,solved. Geary recreates a fascinating picture of,the nascent still somewhat anarchical...
More DescriptionCarefully and thoroughly researched, and told in,Geary's gleeful tongue-in-cheek style with all the,lurid details, Mary Rogers was a compelling and,beautiful woman employed in a cigar store in New,York City. She suddenly disappeared and her body,was recovered in the Hudson off the Jersey side.,The press had a field day with all the possible,shocking possibilities. But the case was never,solved. Geary recreates a fascinating picture of,the nascent still somewhat anarchical soon-to-be,metropolis of New York.