{"product_id":"murder-city-the-bloody-history-of-chicago-in-the-twenties-paperback","title":"Murder City: The Bloody History of Chicago in the Twenties - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Lesy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eThings began as they usually did: Someone shot someone else.\u003c\/em\u003e So begins a chapter of Michael Lesy's disturbingly satisfying account of Chicago in the 1920s, the epicenter of Murder in America. Just as Lesy's first book, \u003cem\u003eWisconsin Death Trip\u003c\/em\u003e, subverted the accepted notion of the Gay Nineties, so \u003cem\u003eMurder City\u003c\/em\u003e exposes the dark side of the Jazz Age. Revisiting seventeen Chicago murder cases--including that of Belva and Beulah, two murderesses whose trials inspired the musical \u003cem\u003eChicago\u003c\/em\u003e--Lesy's sharp, fearless storytelling makes a compelling case that this collection of criminals may be progenitors of our modern age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 346\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 9.26 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 17, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42694641942591,"sku":"9780393330595","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/02ef160ffafabce9ea3fdd86547b828c.webp?v=1765001795","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/murder-city-the-bloody-history-of-chicago-in-the-twenties-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}