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- 2009049639 abstract "This true story of the most colorful and notorious law firm in American history offers an inside look at crime and punishment in the nineteenth century, and a whirlwind tour of New York's Gilded Age. In Howe & Hummel's prime, it would not have been unusual to see a leading politician, a pickpocket, a Broadway star, a bank robber, and a socialite all together in their waiting room, located conveniently across the street from the city jail. The partners gloried in their reputation and made a rich living from it. Howe and Hummel were not particularly good men, perfectly ready--even eager--to lie, cheat, and bribe on behalf of their clients. They did stop short of murder, though, a principle that played a critical role when the famous firm imploded in a truly spectacular web of deceit gone wrong.--From publisher description.".
- 2009049639 alternative "The trials of Howe and Hummel, lawyers to the gangsters, cops, starlets, and rakes who made the Gilded Age".
- 2009049639 contributor B11452646.
- 2009049639 created "c2010.".
- 2009049639 date "2010".
- 2009049639 date "c2010.".
- 2009049639 dateCopyrighted "c2010.".
- 2009049639 description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-310) and index.".
- 2009049639 description "The legend begins -- The ghastly trunk -- Sisters in law -- Gangsters of New York -- Murder, Inc. -- The Mandelbaum Salon -- The accidental reformers -- The play's the thing -- The Ice Man cometh -- Three shots and an affidavit -- The legend ends.".
- 2009049639 description "This true story of the most colorful and notorious law firm in American history offers an inside look at crime and punishment in the nineteenth century, and a whirlwind tour of New York's Gilded Age. In Howe & Hummel's prime, it would not have been unusual to see a leading politician, a pickpocket, a Broadway star, a bank robber, and a socialite all together in their waiting room, located conveniently across the street from the city jail. The partners gloried in their reputation and made a rich living from it. Howe and Hummel were not particularly good men, perfectly ready--even eager--to lie, cheat, and bribe on behalf of their clients. They did stop short of murder, though, a principle that played a critical role when the famous firm imploded in a truly spectacular web of deceit gone wrong.--From publisher description.".
- 2009049639 extent "xxiii, 324 p., [8] p. of plates :".
- 2009049639 identifier "0061714283 (cloth)".
- 2009049639 identifier "9780061714283 (cloth)".
- 2009049639 issued "2010".
- 2009049639 issued "c2010.".
- 2009049639 language "eng".
- 2009049639 publisher "New York, N.Y. : Smithsonian Books,".
- 2009049639 spatial "New York (State) New York".
- 2009049639 spatial "United States.".
- 2009049639 subject "340.092/2 B 22".
- 2009049639 subject "Howe, William F., 1828-1902.".
- 2009049639 subject "Hummel, Abraham H., 1849-1926.".
- 2009049639 subject "Justice, Administration of New York (State) New York 19th century.".
- 2009049639 subject "KF355.N4 M87 2010".
- 2009049639 subject "Lawyers New York (State) New York Biography.".
- 2009049639 subject "Trials United States.".
- 2009049639 tableOfContents "The legend begins -- The ghastly trunk -- Sisters in law -- Gangsters of New York -- Murder, Inc. -- The Mandelbaum Salon -- The accidental reformers -- The play's the thing -- The Ice Man cometh -- Three shots and an affidavit -- The legend ends.".
- 2009049639 title "Scoundrels in law : the trials of Howe & Hummel, lawyers to the gangsters, cops, starlets, and rakes who made the Gilded Age / Cait Murphy.".
- 2009049639 title "The trials of Howe and Hummel, lawyers to the gangsters, cops, starlets, and rakes who made the Gilded Age".
- 2009049639 type "text".