The Missing Corpse: Grave Robbing a Gilded Age Tycoon (Hardback) - Common
The Missing Corpse Immortalized in Mark Twain"s story, "The Stolen White Elephant," this crime captured the imagination of the American public. Against the backdrop of high society Manhattan, and Gilded Age decadence, this book chronicles the case of the missing body of the Merchant of Manhattan and reveals some of the unusual sides of nineteenth century urban life.