The Murder of Jim Fisk for the Love of Josie Mansfield: A Tragedy of the Gilded Age

by H.W. Brands

Book Overview

The two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, bestselling historian, and author of Our First Civil War traces the extraordinary downfall of financier Jubilee Jim, 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.

Even before he was shot dead on the stairway of the tony Grand Central Hotel in 1872,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030774325X
• ISBN13: 9780307743251
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.0"