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Who Killed Jane Stanford?

A Gilded Age Tale of Murder, Deceit, Spirits and the Birth of a University

Richard White

Who Killed Jane Stanford?
Who Killed Jane Stanford?

Who Killed Jane Stanford?

A Gilded Age Tale of Murder, Deceit, Spirits and the Birth of a University

Richard White

Hardback / gebonden | Engels
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A premier historian penetrates the fog of corruption and cover-up still surrounding the murder of a Stanford University founder to establish who did it, how and why

"Irresistibly fascinating... Richard White has brought Jane Stanford and her peculiar entourage vividly to life—and also has persuasively figured out who killed her."

"Offering a detective story with more twists and turns than a Dashiell Hammett novel, Mr. White leads us through his research into the labyrinth. Along the way, [he] uncovers a century-long campaign kicked off by the university’s first president to cloud the circumstances of Jane Stanford’s death.…[A] brilliant, acerbic guide into a world that resonates with the present,…Mr. White has done an astonishing job of sifting through the available clues—and turning up an impressive array of new details. In this fascinating 'whydunit,' he makes a convincing case for why Jane Stanford’s murder was covered up for so long."

"[A] rollicking account of Jane Stanford’s final years and violent death, all set against the seamy San Francisco carnival culture of the era."

"Scrupulously researched… [a] lively account of the institution’s origins"

Richard White is the author of many acclaimed histories, including the groundbreaking study of the transcontinentals, Railroaded, winner of the LA Times Book Prize and a Pulitzer Prize finalist. He is Margaret Byrne Professor Emeritus at Stanford University, and lives in Los Angeles, California.

Specificaties

  • Uitgever
    WW Norton & Co
  • Verschenen
    aug. 2022
  • Bladzijden
    384
  • Genre
    Geschiedenis van Amerika
  • Afmetingen
    236 x 160 x 33 mm
  • Gewicht
    675 gram
  • EAN
    9781324004332
  • Hardback / gebonden
    Hardback / gebonden
  • Taal
    Engels

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