The Twenty-Seven Dollar Murder: A True Tale of Passion and Murder at the End of the Gilded Age - Couverture souple

Almack, A. W.

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798258528957

Editeur : Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

"I want you to make sure I am good and dead."

In the humid summer of 1900, Rosslyn Ferrell was the most trusted man on the rails. A model employee and a doting fiancé, he was the image of Progressive Era propriety. But behind the starched collar lay a desperate debt and a mounting obsession that a routine train ride on Car 812 would turn into a nightmare.

By the spring of 1901, the "Model Messenger" would become the ninth man to die in Ohio’s electric chair.

Based on meticulously researched historical records, The Twenty-Seven Dollar Murder takes you from the blood-stained floor of a railway car to the high-stakes drama of a Union County courtroom. It is the haunting true tale of a man who executed his best friend for the price of a wedding suit and the "mental eclipse" that shocked a nation.

Inside, you’ll discover:

• The sensational 1900 trial of Rosslyn H. Ferrell.

• The "indelible warning" from Ferrell's own posthumous autobiography.

• A gripping window into the birth of modern forensics and the "Progressive Era" justice system.

Fans of Erik Larson and true crime history will find themselves captivated by this story of a crime that defined the turn of the century.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798258528957
• Reliure: Paperback
• Nombre de pages: 118
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible