Bibliograph

Finding Judge Crater, a life and phenomenal disappearance in jazz age New York, Stephen J. Riegel

Type

Label

Finding Judge Crater, a life and phenomenal disappearance in jazz age New York, Stephen J. Riegel

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Finding Judge Crater

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1223068299

Responsibility statement

Stephen J. Riegel

Sub title

a life and phenomenal disappearance in jazz age New York

Summary

"Riegel's work discusses the unsolved 1930 disappearance of Supreme Court Justice and prominent political player Joseph Crater and sifts through the many theories surrounding his disappearance, as well as previously untapped sources"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Judge Crater vanishes -- When last seen... -- The search officially begins -- Becoming Joseph Crater -- On the great stage of Manhattan -- The new Tammany Hall -- The Libby's hotel debacle and the newly-appointed justice -- Unveiling the missing judge -- Dueling grand juries -- Governor Roosevelt's quandary and Tammany's trials -- Joe's phantom bequest -- Searching for Judge Crater -- Disappearing in the great depression -- Stella speaks out -- The Westchester house and the Dutch psychic -- Epilogue: what happened to Joseph Crater?

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