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The murder of Stanford White. by Langford, Gerald,1911-2003.(CARDINAL)170493;
Subjects: White, Stanford, 1853-1906.; Thaw, Harry Kendall, 1871-1947.; Nesbit, Evelyn, 1884-1967.;
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Evelyn Nesbit and Stanford White : love and death in the gilded age / by Mooney, Michael Macdonald,1930-1985.(CARDINAL)139846;
Bibliography: pages 309-314.
Subjects: Biographies.; Thaw, Harry Kendall, 1871-1947.; White, Stanford, 1853-1906.; Nesbit, Evelyn, 1884-1967.;
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The architect of desire : beauty and danger in the Stanford White family / by Lessard, Suzannah.;
Subjects: White, Stanford, 1853-1906.; Nesbit, Evelyn, 1884-1967.; Thaw, Harry Kendall, 1871-1947.; Murder;
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Southside pride: Young blacks had role models aplenty AND Southsiders had impact in city and beyond by High Point Enterprise.(local)tlcaut23189961330100;
Subjects: Jones, Ralph.; Jones, James C.; Victory Chapel United Holy Church (High Point, N.C.); Southside neighborhood (High Point, N.C.); Haizlip, Jackie; Cox, Elton; Williams, Janie K; Parks, Carson; Harry's Southside Billiards (High Point ,N.C.); Nesbit, Harry; Fairview Elementary School (High Point, N.C.);
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Installation Ceremony Held for Rev. Hawthorne by HIGH POINT Vertical Files(local)tlcaut24341651588400;
Churches--Lutheran--Emmanuel LutheranHPE article
Subjects: Emmanuel Lutheran Church (High Point, N.C.); Hawthorne, Harry, Rev; Conrad, F.L., Dr.; Lanier, Hazel.; Graham, J.R., Mr. & Mrs.; Caughman, Nesbit H., Mr. & Mrs.;
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The girl on the velvet swing : sex, murder, and madness at the dawn of the twentieth century / by Baatz, Simon,author.(CARDINAL)351313;
A chronicle of the events surrounding the 1906 murder trial of millionaire Harry Thaw details the victimization of teen actress Evelyn Nesbit and Thaw's vengeance-fueled, public murder of legendary architect Stanford White."In 1901 Evelyn Nesbit, a chorus girl in the musical Florodora, dined alone with the architect Stanford White in his townhouse on 24th Street in New York. Nesbit, just sixteen years old, had recently moved to the city. White was forty-seven and a principal in the prominent architectural firm McKim, Mead & White. As the foremost architect of his day, he was a celebrity, responsible for designing countless landmark buildings in Manhattan. That evening, after drinking champagne, Nesbit lost consciousness and awoke to find herself naked in bed with White. Telltale spots of blood on the bed sheets told her that White had raped her. She told no one about the rape until, several years later, she confided in Harry Thaw, the millionaire playboy who would later become her husband. Thaw, thirsting for revenge, shot and killed White in 1906 before hundreds of theatergoers during a performance in Madison Square Garden, a building that White had designed. The trial was a sensation that gripped the nation. Most Americans agreed with Thaw that he had been justified in killing White, but the district attorney expected to send him to the electric chair. Evelyn Nesbit's testimony was so explicit and shocking that Theodore Roosevelt himself called on the newspapers not to print it verbatim. The murder of White cast a long shadow: Harry Thaw later attempted suicide, and Evelyn Nesbit struggled for many years to escape an addiction to cocaine. The Girl on the Velvet Swing, a tale of glamour, excess, and danger, is an immersive, fascinating look at an America dominated by men of outsize fortunes and the women who were their victims"--Jacket.Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-380) and index.First encounter -- Rape -- Marriage -- Murder -- First trial -- Second trial -- Asylum -- Escape -- Final verdict -- Epilogue.
Subjects: True crime stories.; Case studies.; White, Stanford, 1853-1906.; Nesbit, Evelyn, 1884-1967.; Thaw, Harry Kendall, 1871-1947.; Murder; Trials (Murder);
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The girl on the velvet swing : sex, murder, and madness at the dawn of the twentieth century / by Baatz, Simon,author.(CARDINAL)351313;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-380) and index.First encounter -- Rape -- Marriage -- Murder -- First trial -- Second trial -- Asylum -- Escape -- Final verdict -- Epilogue.In 1901 Evelyn Nesbit, a chorus girl in the musical Florodora, dined alone with the architect Stanford White in his townhouse on 24th Street in New York. Nesbit, just sixteen years old, had recently moved to the city. White was forty-seven and a principal in the prominent architectural firm McKim, Mead & White. As the foremost architect of his day, he was a celebrity, responsible for designing countless landmark buildings in Manhattan. That evening, after drinking champagne, Nesbit lost consciousness and awoke to find herself naked in bed with White. Telltale spots of blood on the bed sheets told her that White had raped her. She told no one about the rape until, several years later, she confided in Harry Thaw, the millionaire playboy who would later become her husband. Thaw, thirsting for revenge, shot and killed White in 1906 before hundreds of theatergoers during a performance in Madison Square Garden, a building that White had designed.
Subjects: True crime stories.; Case studies.; White, Stanford, 1853-1906.; Nesbit, Evelyn, 1884-1967.; Thaw, Harry Kendall, 1871-1947.; Murder; Trials (Murder);
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Saving sin city : William Travers Jerome, Stanford White, and the original crime of the century / by Cummings, Mary,author.(CARDINAL)475735;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-297) and index.1901 -- 1902 -- 1903 -- 1904 -- 1905 -- 1906 -- 1907 -- 1908."An operatic story of jealousy, obsession, vast fortunes, and moral crusaders set against the glittering backdrop of Gilded Age New York City."--Inside jacket flap."When Stanford White, one of the most famous architects of the era--whose mark on New York City is second to none--was murdered by Harry K. Thaw in 1906, his death become known as "The Crime of the Century." But there were other players in this love triangle gone wrong that would play a part in the incredible story of White's murderer. Chief among them was the ambitious district attorney William Travers Jerome, who had the opportunity to make--or break--his career with his prosecution of Thaw. Award-winning journalist Mary Cummings reveals a new angle to this incredible crime through Jerome's story--a story that is ripe for our post-"Serial" era. Thaw was the debauched and deranged heir to a Pittsburgh fortune who had a sadistic streak. White was an artistic genius and one of the world's premier architects who would become obsessed with a teenaged chorus girl, Evelyn Nesbit. White preyed on Nesbit, who, in a surprising twist, also became a fixation for Thaw. Nesbit and Thaw would later marry, but Thaw's lingering jealousy and anger toward White over his past history with Nesbit would explosively culminate in White's shocking murder--and the even more shocking trial of Thaw for a murder that was committed in front of dozens of eye witnesses. The promising young D.A. would find his faith in himself and the law severely tested as he battled colorful crooks, licentious grandees, and corrupt politicians. Cummings brilliant reveals the social issues simmering below the surface of New York that Jerome had to face. Filled with mesmerizing drama, rich period details, and fascinating characters, Saving Sin City sheds fresh light on crimes whose impact still echoes throughout the twenty-first century."--Inside jacket flap.
Subjects: True crime stories.; White, Stanford, 1853-1906; Jerome, William Travers, 1850-1934.; Thaw, Harry Kendall, 1871-1947.; Nesbit, Evelyn, 1884-1967.; Murder;
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The girl on the velvet swing [sound recording] : sex, murder, and madness at the dawn of the twentieth century / by Baatz, Simon,author.(CARDINAL)351313; Lakin, Christine,1979-,narrator.(CARDINAL)787884; Blackstone Audio, Inc.(CARDINAL)346395; Recorded Books, Inc.(CARDINAL)340508;
Narrated by Christine Lakin.From New York Times bestselling author Simon Baatz, the first comprehensive account of the murder that made the Gilded Age-and of the trial that shocked the world. In 1901, Evelyn Nesbit, the pin-up girl and penniless young actress, dined with Stanford White, the legendary architect whose works defined the New York landscape, at his 24th St. apartment. Evelyn drank champagne and was dazzled by a tour of White's decadent rooms, which included a sumptuous velvet couch swing on which Evelyn played. Evelyn was given more champagne, and lost consciousness. She woke, nearly naked, in bed next to White. White was 47 years old. Evelyn Nesbit was just 16. Four years later, tarnished by the air of impropriety that in those days surrounded a lowly career in the theater, Evelyn would marry Harry Thaw, a playboy millionaire rumored to be mentally unstable, and in whom she confided the story of her encounter with Stanford White. One night in 1906, a vengeful Thaw shot and killed White before hundreds of theater-goers during a performance at Madison Square Garden - a venue designed by none other than White himself. The city - and the nation that looked to it - erupted with news of the murder and ensuing trial, then the most sensational scandal in history: one so sordid that President Teddy Roosevelt himself would try and stop the press from covering it. But the murder of Stanford White stood for far more than tabloid scandal. Evelyn's shocking testimony would propel her to an uneasy stardom, an uncertain fortune, and send the case before the Supreme Court. Filled with the glamor, jealousy, and danger of the Gilded Age, The Girl on the Velvet Swing is an immersive, richly detailed look at an America dominated by men of outsize fortunes, and at the women whose lives depended on them.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Nesbit, Evelyn, 1884-1967. ; Thaw, Harry Kendall, 1871-1947. ; White, Stanford, 1853-1906.; History.; Murder; Trials (Murder);
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Madison Square tragedy : the murder of Stanford White : 25 June, 1906 / by Geary, Rick.;
Includes bibliographical references."Stanford White is one of New York's most famous architects having designed many mansions and the first Madison Square Garden. His influence on New York's look at the turn of the century was pervasive. As he became popular and in demand, he also became quite self-indulgent. He had a taste for budding young showgirls on Broadway, even setting up a private apartment to entertain them in, including a room with... a red velvet swing. When he meets Evelyn Nesbit, an exquisite young nymph, cover girl, showgirl, inspiration for Charles Dana Gibson's "The Eternal Question" and for the later movie "The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing," he knows he's on to something special. However, Evelyn eventually marries a young Pittsburgh decadent heir with a dark side who develops a deep hatred for White and what he may or may not have done to her, setting up the most scandalous murder of the time." --cover.
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Comics (Graphic works); Nesbit, Evelyn, 1884-1967; White, Stanford, 1853-1906; Thaw, Harry Kendall, 1871-1947; Murder; Homicide;
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