Description
About the Author
J. North Conway is the author of King of Heists: The Sensational Bank Robbery of 1878 That Shocked America and eight other nonfiction books. He has been a daily newspaper reporter and editor, and a columnist and feature writer for the Providence Journal and Bostonia, the alumni publication of Boston University. He has worked as an editor/writer for the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the second oldest international learned society in the country. He teaches at the University of Massachusetts in Dartmouth and Bristol Community College in Fall River, Massachusetts. He previously taught at Boston University, Northeastern University, and Fisher College. He lives in Assonet, Massachusetts.
Reviews
"Engrossing . . . Conway skillfully paints a backdrop of fierce and flamboyant personalities who paraded across the Gilded Age, from Brooklyn Bridge engineer John Roebling to Marm Mandelbaum, 'queen of the criminals.' . . . [H]e capably recounts his story against a background of glitter and greed."-Publishers Weekly "...a page-turning account of one of the most brazen crimes of our time." -Reader's Digest "Conway, a college prof and ex-newspaper man, covers this ancient tale in a way that makes it feel like a hot news story." - New York Post
Book Information
ISBN 9781493040537
Author J. North Conway
Format Paperback
Page Count 248
Imprint The Lyons Press
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Weight(grams) 336g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 14mm