Madison Square Tragedy : : the Murder of Stanford White : 25 June, 1906

Locations
Call Number: Adult Graphic Novel / Geary, Rick, Adult Book / Comics & Graphic Novels / Romance / Geary, Rick
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch

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Downtown 1st Floor 4-week checkout	Adult Graphic Novel / Geary, Rick	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Comics & Graphic Novels / Romance / Geary, Rick	4-week checkout	On Shelf

"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.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Stranger than Fiction! submitted by Sara W on August 27, 2015, 12:58pm This crazy but true story is another great entry in Geary's historical mystery graphic novel series. He's a master storyteller and has an incredible knack for creating expressions that speak volumes. This is the story of a love triangle between Evelyn Nesbit, a beautiful young girl who becomes a sought-after model and performer, and is taken under the wing of renowned architect Stanford White, who offers her guidance and her family protection in the big city. However, his interest proves to be more than fatherly. His attentions to her in her early years in the city become an issue once she marries a well-off, but mentally-ill husband, tortured by jealousy.

At no point is the story uninteresting. From Nesbit's discovery as a young girl and rise to fame, to Stanford White's shocking behavior and Harry Thaw's insanity come together in a trifecta of tragedy. Rick Geary makes the most of this incredible true story, spinning a tale that is impossible to put down.