This book is a compilation of hundreds of newspaper articles in chronological order about the Lizzie Borden case, from initial coverage of the "shocking crime" to news accounts about Lizzie's death decades later. Many articles surprise the reader with their blatant factual errors, while others impress with eloquent writing. Some of the journalists who covered the Borden trial were insightful and gifted writers. The book has no photos, but it does have several dozen pen-and-ink drawings. The book also includes the complete transcript of Lizzie Borden's testimony at the inquest. I would recommend the book to any Borden buff.

Did Lizzie Borden murder her father and stepmother with an axe? This book will not provide you with an answer to that question but it will provoke the reader to begin a journey for the truth. The Lizzie Borden Sourcebook is interesting because it contains copies of all the original newspaper articles written about the double murders of Andrew and Abby Borden. Adding to the book's authenticity, are the many enjoyable pen and ink drawings of the key players and landmarks pertaining to this puzzling murder mystery. I certainly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in mysteries, true crime, or Lizzie Borden.

I remember the stories about these murders and of unexplained disappearances, in Fall River's Herald News, in 1979 and the early 80's. The novel displays photos and is complete with text containing amazing and horrific details of the crimes committed. There is still a case, which may be connected to Carl Drew, regarding the murdered bodies of a number of New Bedford prostitutes discovered along the highway between Fall River and New Bedford. But there hasn't been any evidence, to date, to support that theory by the police investigators in the case. You couldn't have grown up in Bristol County, MA without hearing the about the Borden Murders of 1892. And then this happened only 88 years later. This novel chillingly accounts the details of how each of these victims were help captive in life and their brutal demise.

After living in the city of Fall River, Massachusettes, for a few years, I became very interested in the city's rich history of murder. Ghost stories that came true in the very place that you are standing. Those stories began with Lizy Borden. Then I found out about Carl Drew through this book. The darkness had once again returned to disrupt the lives of the denizens of a sea side New England town. The city has been bathed in blood and I can only imagine, what will happen next. After all, doesn't history repeat itself?

This book is a fascinating look at the people and times of America circa 1892-1893. The letters and other correspondence of Hosa Knowlton,Prosecuting Attorney of the Southern District of the Commonwealth of Mass. draw a vivid picture of people from all walks of life and their opinions and reactions to the murder of the Borden family. Anyone who has been drawn into the mystique of Lizzie Borden and her times will not regret the time spent with this book.

This is an extraordinarily detailed account of the St Anthony Falls cataract with all the names of it's founding father's, companies and buildings that rose and fell around the whole area. This is a must have for anyone who is interested in the history of the downtown Minneapolis/Gateway/Falls. Having worked in one of the buildings that was talked about in the book for the better of five years I have come to appreciate the wonderful history of Mill City as it once was. I highly recommend this book, especially given the fact that the brand new Mill City Museum will be opening up in May 2003.

There are countless non-fiction accounts of the trial of Lizzie Borden and the events leading up to it. This is not one of them. This is a fictional account, written by a man better known by his pseudonym, Ed McBain. Lizzie Borden was a spinster Sunday school teacher who, in 1893, was tried for and acquitted of the hatchet murders of her father and stepmother. Hunter's book tells the story of Lizzie's 1890 Grand Tour of Europe, alternating with intercalorie chapters detailing Lizzie's inquest and trial. The last chapter tells the events of the murder day, at least as Hunter imagines they may have happened. Lizzie was a suspected Lesbian, and had a lengthy affair, post-trial, with popular stage actress of the day Nance O'Neil. Hunter's book tells of how Lizzie became enamored of a beautiful British woman while in Europe, and how her affair with the lady led to the events of August 4, 1892. Although this is not the book for someone researching the case, it is hightly entertaining, and does contain some useful information. The dialogue in the inquest and trial scenes are the actual courtroom testimony, although they are written like fiction, with "he said," and "she said". The Europe scenes, although completely fictional, are well-written and tell a good story, and the conclusion is at least plausible. I recommend this book to fans of crime novels and to Lizzie buffs who are anxious to get another "take" on the case.

If you love political and political history, keep reading.

"This book is Poetry in political dialogue".

This book for it is political minded, to those which can relate to hidden international political issues, with an open mindedness. Professor Ikime wrote history which is not wanted to be known by Britain.

The book is concerning itself with two local areas known as Countries. From Benin and Nigeria, and it's governing system of people living within the area of Niger Delta. The inner trials and tribulations of the events and issues of Merchant TRADERS, the corruption's, as well as slavery, and the domination of the British exploitation through manipulation to deceive and destroy to control it. All while secretly destroying a perfectly running system which was culturally sound and prospering but exploited as non-Christian like business operations.

One man realizes that the British were wrong, now has to fight against there exploitations. Eventually, all is turned upside down and inside out and the best of the worse happens......

"The Merchant Prince of the Niger Delta" hit all the basis with facts and details. My utmost repect for Professor Ikime work.

If you love hard core political work, there is another similar book called "The Peasants Interview" which goes into a general world view look into all of the aspects of political issues of Africanism.

This book is a collection of the papers that were presented at the 100th anniversary of the Borden murders at Bristol College, Fall River, Mass., in August of 1982. Topics are varied and most are written by the tops in their field. Readers should know that this is still available at the Fall River Historical Society...A must for every shelf owned by a Bordenite.

David Kent was an amateur actor and as a child actor took part in Orson Wells radio show War of the Worlds that scared listeners of a Martian invasion. He was a consumate Borden Scholar and insisted in writing only true facts. His book "40 Whacks" is a classic. David died before publication of his book and play. The book is a hardcover limited edition.

The first of Michael Lesy's books, 'Wisconsin death trip' is as harrowing and breathtaking today as when it was first published, back in the early 1970s. Utilizing a veritable treasure-trove of miraculously preserved glass negative plates taken in rural Wisconsin during the period of the 1880s-early 20th Century, and combining them with newspaper clippings and other snippets of local news from the area and era, Lesy has pieced together an amazing (if bleak) view of life in that day and age. Times were hard, and the challenges faced were many and daunting -- anyone bemoaning the state of life in America today should read this book...anyone who wants a truer sense of American history should read this book. You will never forget it.

On a related note, readers might be interested to know that this book inspired Stewart O'Nan's great novel 'A prayer for the dying' (also available through amazon.com).

I was able to read this book in one day, and wanted more. Being a former resident of this area of Wisconsin made it even more interesting for me, but all that aside, it was one of the most intriguing books I've read in a long time. The photographs are a wonderful testament to life in that era & locale, if you're a collector of old photographs & post-mortem shots this is a great book for your library. Reading about all of the madness surrounding these people, their bizarre and sad behaviors really makes you think. The author's conclusion really draws it all together for you.

There is relatively little I can say about this book.

The book is essentially photographs and news clippings from a newspaper in Wisconsin from about 1890 to 1910. Interspersed are snippets from novels dealing with life during the period.

Turning the pages, reading the articles, and looking not at the pictures but into the eyes of the people in the photographs, one gets a sense not of some sterilized, backward glance at these people as some great societal force, not as a band of pioneers, but as very human people, who die in childbirth, die as children, die of diseases that sweep through whole towns and infect the entire state with fear, go insane, murder, and still maintain enough inner dignity to be able to look into the lens of a camera and mask most of their emotions long enough for the half-second exposure but not long enough to pierce the heart of people living a century later. It is pain. It is a death trip.

The book speaks for itself. Actually, it doesn't. The people in word and image speak for themselves.

I've been looking for an affordable version of this book for YEARS. (Collectible copies of the original hardcovers go for up to $400.) Mr. Satterthwait tackles a century-old conundrum with imagination and humor. Did she or didn't she?

This book was extremely hard to put down! It is perfectly paced and made the characters come to life. Miss Borden was particularly well-defined; she came alive as a person, not just a figure in a dusty old murder trial.

I look forward to reading many more of Mr. Satterthwait's books.

An excellent fictionalized account of what happened to Lizzie Borden after the notorious trial. On one level, it's a bittersweet story of an unlikely friendship between a shunned old woman and a child, and, on another level, it's a compelling tale of a suspenseful summer. The sly ending will surprise you!

Whether you've read a lot about Lizzie Borden or nothing, you'll really like this finely crafted mystery.