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050	0	0	_aHV6534.C4 _bO27 2015
082	1		_a364.1523 OBR _2
100	1		_aO'Brien, Gillian
245	1	0	_aBlood runs green : _bthe murder that transfixed gilded age Chicago _c/ Gillian O'Brien.
260			_aChicago _b: The University of Chicago Press _c, 2015
300			_a303 p. _b: illus. _c; 24 cm.
490	1		_aHistorical studies of urban America
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_a"City of big shoulders" : the convergence of the Clan -- The United Brotherhood -- The "Dynamite war" -- "Secret hatreds" : a tale of two trials -- "Boys, I give up" -- "The darkest and bloodiest mysteries of secret crime" -- "The whisper of silence" -- "Truth in essentials, imagination in non-essentials" : the press and public -- Entertainment -- "A theatre of great sensations" -- "Remember Cronin".
520			_aIt was the biggest funeral Chicago had seen since Lincoln's. On May 26, 1889, four thousand mourners proceeded down Michigan Avenue, followed by a crowd forty thousand strong, in a howl of protest at what commentators called one of the ghastliest and most curious crimes in civilized history. The dead man, Dr. P. H. Cronin, was a respected Irish physician, but his brutal murder uncovered a web of intrigue, secrecy, and corruption that stretched across the United States and far beyond. Blood Runs Green tells the story of Cronin's murder from the police investigation to the trial. It is a story of hotheaded journalists in pursuit of sensational crimes, of a bungling police force riddled with informers and spies, and of a secret revolutionary society determined to free Ireland but succeeding only in tearing itself apart. It is also the story of a booming immigrant population clamoring for power at a time of unprecedented change. From backrooms to courtrooms, historian Gillian O'Brien deftly navigates the complexities of Irish Chicago, bringing to life a rich cast of characters and tracing the spectacular rise and fall of the secret Irish American society Clan na Gael. She draws on real-life accounts and sources from the United States, Ireland, and Britain to cast new light on Clan na Gael and reveal how Irish republicanism swept across the United States. Destined to be a true crime classic, Blood Runs Green is an enthralling tale of a murder that captivated the world and reverberated through society long after the coffin closed.
546			_aEnglish.
600	1	4	_aCronin, Patrick Henry _d(1846 - 1889)
650		4	_aMurder _z-Illinois _z-Chicago _v--Case studies
650		4	_aIrish _z-Illinois _z-Chicago _x-History _y-19th century
650		4	_aRepublicanism _z-Ireland _x-History _y-19th century
650		4	_aSecret societies _z-Ireland _x-History _y-19th century
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