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How to murder your wealthy lovers and get away with it, money & mayhem in The Gilded Age, Jane Simon Ammeson

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How to murder your wealthy lovers and get away with it, money & mayhem in The Gilded Age, Jane Simon Ammeson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-166)

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

How to murder your wealthy lovers and get away with it

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1015799786

Responsibility statement

Jane Simon Ammeson

Sub title

money & mayhem in The Gilded Age

Summary

Ammeson shares the extraordinary and off-the-wall true story of Minnie Wallace Walkup Ketcham, who left a trail of broken hearts, empty wallets, and corpses through The Gilded Age. Just sixteen when she stood trial for the wrongful death of her first husband, the Creole beauty from New Orleans. She targeted, seduced, and murdered two more wealthy older men while evading justice in the courtroom-- and her lawyer's fees

Table Of Contents

True love never runs smooth: the death of a new groom -- There is a house in New Orleans -- Don't cry for me, Emporia: great balls of fire! -- Pardon my dust: nonstop to nowhere -- Blood money squandered: the necessity of catching Mr. Ketcham -- The importance of keeping Mr. Ketcham-- and his money -- The company she keeps -- Moving on up: in which Josephine captures and loses a Prince -- Of plum jam, champagne, wills, unpaid bills, and the final death that we know of

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