C Michael Hiam (63 results)

Hardback. Condition: Good. ?An utterly original and gripping story of murder on the high seas.? ? Sebastian Junger From an author praised by the Wall Street Journal for his ?eye for a good story? comes an account of Herbert Fuller tragedy of 1896, a tragedy that occurred on the high seas and one involving the senseless slaughter of three of the twelve souls on board. Stunned by this act of random violence, and in sure knowledge that one or more of their own was the murderer, the living turn the vessel to shore, 750 miles distant. In the nightmarish days and nights of suspense that follow, first one and then another of the remaining nine is seized by others as the culprit. Upon reaching port, however, all are under suspicion?until the man most likely to have committed the act is, for reasons having to do with race, exonerated and the man most likely to be innocent, prosecuted. At the center of this gripping and gruesome story is the first mate Thomas Bram, whose subsequent murder trials became as widely followed by the press and public as was the famous trial of Lizzie Borden just a few years before. Unlike the Borden case, remembered today in books, movies, and children?s rhymes, the Bram case was almost lost to the collective memory. Fortunately, C. Michael Hiam, in the manner of Erik Larson, now brings it to life.…

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Hardback. Condition: Good. ?An utterly original and gripping story of murder on the high seas.? ? Sebastian Junger From an author praised by the Wall Street Journal for his ?eye for a good story? comes an account of Herbert Fuller tragedy of 1896, a tragedy that occurred on the high seas and one involving the senseless slaughter of three of the twelve souls on board. Stunned by this act of random violence, and in sure knowledge that one or more of their own was the murderer, the living turn the vessel to shore, 750 miles distant. In the nightmarish days and nights of suspense that follow, first one and then another of the remaining nine is seized by others as the culprit. Upon reaching port, however, all are under suspicion?until the man most likely to have committed the act is, for reasons having to do with race, exonerated and the man most likely to be innocent, prosecuted. At the center of this gripping and gruesome story is the first mate Thomas Bram, whose subsequent murder trials became as widely followed by the press and public as was the famous trial of Lizzie Borden just a few years before. Unlike the Borden case, remembered today in books, movies, and children?s rhymes, the Bram case was almost lost to the collective memory. Fortunately, C. Michael Hiam, in the manner of Erik Larson, now brings it to life.…

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Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible-Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Stated first edition.

Condition: Good. Signed Copy . Good dust jacket. Signed by author on title page.

Condition: Near Fine/Near Fine. 1st. 8vo. 326pp.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Eddie Shore was one tough hockey player. He could dish it out like few others, but he could take it as well, suffering by one count more than 80 injuries, including concussions and 978 stitches in his long career. But Shore was no goon. He was a brilliant hockey player, arguably the best of his era. He was the first four-time winner of the Hart Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player. To put it mildly, he dominated hockey in his years as a defenseman with the Boston Bruins from 1926 to 1940. The NHL has not seen his like since. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book and dust jacket look really nice. Binding is tight and square. Book is clean as a whistle inside and out.

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Hardback. Condition: Fair. The rise and fall of the adventurous dirigible age.

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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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hardcover. Condition: New. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Light scuffing on cover. Faint age toning and soiling on page edge.

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