They Both Reached for the Gun - Beulah Annan, Maurine Watkins, and the Trial That Became Chicago

"They Both Reached for the Gun sheds new light on the sordid story of the 1924 shooting of Harry Kalsted, Beulah Annan's trial, the participants, and reporter Maurine Watkins's 1926 play Chicago, which was later adapted to the Rob Marshall movie Chicago, one of most successful movie musicals of all time"--

About the author

Charles H. Cosgrove is emeritus professor of early Christian literature at Garrett Seminary in Evanston, Illinois. He is the author of numerous books, most recently Fortune and Faith in Old Chicago: A Dual Biography of Mayor Augustus Garrett and Seminary Founder Eliza Clark Garrett, and Music at Social Meals in Greek and Roman Antiquity. A lifelong native of the Chicago area, he is an aficionado of the city's history and makes occasional appearances in the area's music venues as a jazz trombonist.

Product details

• Authors: Charles H Cosgrove, Charles H. Cosgrove
• Publisher: Southern illinois univ.press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2024
• EAN: 9780809339389
• ISBN: 978-0-8093-3938-9
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Journalism