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The Girls of Murder City Paperback - 2011
by Perry, Douglas
Perry vividly captures Jazz Age Chicago to tell the true story of the murderesses who became media sensations and inspired the musical "Chicago."
Summary
The untold true story of the murders that inspired the iconic musical Chicago.
With a thrilling, fast-paced narrative, award-winning journalist Douglas Perry vividly captures the sensationalized circus atmosphere that gave rise to the concept of the celebrity criminal- and gave Chicago its most famous story. The Girls of Murder City recounts two scandalous, sex-fueled murder cases and how an intrepid "girl reporter" named Maurine Watkins turned the beautiful, media-savvy suspects-"Stylish Belva" and "Beautiful Beulah"-into the talk of the town. Fueled by rich period detail and a cast of characters who seemed destined for the stage, The Girls of Murder City is a crackling tale that simultaneously presents the freewheeling spirit of the Jazz Age and its sober repercussions.
With a thrilling, fast-paced narrative, award-winning journalist Douglas Perry vividly captures the sensationalized circus atmosphere that gave rise to the concept of the celebrity criminal- and gave Chicago its most famous story. The Girls of Murder City recounts two scandalous, sex-fueled murder cases and how an intrepid "girl reporter" named Maurine Watkins turned the beautiful, media-savvy suspects-"Stylish Belva" and "Beautiful Beulah"-into the talk of the town. Fueled by rich period detail and a cast of characters who seemed destined for the stage, The Girls of Murder City is a crackling tale that simultaneously presents the freewheeling spirit of the Jazz Age and its sober repercussions.
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- Title The Girls of Murder City
- Author Perry, Douglas
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 320
- Language EN
- Publisher Penguin Books, New York
- Date 2011-07-26
- Features Bibliography, Index, Maps, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780143119227
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1920's
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Cultural Region: Midwest
- Geographic Orientation: Illinois
- Locality: Chicago, Illinois
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