Blood runs green : the murder that transfixed gilded age Chicago / Gillian O'Brien.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Brien, Gillian, author.

Series:

Historical studies of urban America.

Historical Studies of Urban America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cronin, Patrick Henry, 1846-1889.

Cronin, Patrick Henry.

Murder--Illinois--Chicago--Case studies.

Murder.

Irish--Illinois--Chicago--History--19th century.

Irish.

Republicanism--Ireland--History--19th century.

Republicanism.

Secret societies--Ireland--History--19th century.

Secret societies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Illinois ; London, [England] : University of Chicago Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

It 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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Cast of Characters

Chronology

Prologue: Requiem

1 “City of Big Shoulders”

2 The United Brotherhood

3 The Dynamite War

4 “Secret Hatreds”

5 “Boys, I Give Up”

6 “The Darkest and Bloodiest Mysteries of Secret Crime”

7 “The Whisper of Silence”

8 “Truth in Essentials, Imagination in Non- Essentials”

9 “A Theater of Great Sensations”

10 “Remember Cronin”

Acknowledgments

Note on sources

Notes

Organizations and Terms

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-226-37999-X

0-226-24900-X

OCLC:

904338994