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    The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age
    The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age
    The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age
    Audiobook11 hours

    The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age

    Written by Michael Wolraich

    Narrated by Kirsten Potter

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    About this audiobook

    This riveting story reveals how the 1931 murder of femme fatale Vivian Gordon brought about the downfall of the mayor of New York City and the dominance of Tammany Hall.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamscape Media
    Release dateFeb 6, 2024
    ISBN9781666654288
    The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age
    Author

    Michael Wolraich

    Michael Wolraich is the author of the critically acclaimed Unreasonable Men (2014) and Blowing Smoke (2010). His writing has appeared in The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, the Daily Beast, New York magazine, Reuters, and CNN, and he is the founder and editor of dagblog.com. Wolraich grew up in Iowa and graduated from Williams College in Massachusetts before falling in love with New York City, where he has lived since 2000.

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