{"product_id":"the-man-who-shot-j-p-morgan-a-life-of-arsenic-anarchy-and-intrigue-paperback","title":"The Man Who Shot J. P. Morgan: A Life of Arsenic, Anarchy, and Intrigue - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Noé\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe thrilling, true story of a prolific criminal's many identities and exploits\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn the morning of July 3, 1915, John Pierpont Morgan Jr., one of the most famous names in finance, was entertaining guests at his sprawling Long Island estate when the doorbell unexpectedly rang. An armed man forced his way inside. At the same time, authorities in Washington, DC, were investigating a shocking bombing at the US Capitol. While no one had been killed, the blast had destroyed the reception room, and DC citizens were on edge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Nine years earlier, in 1906, Leone Krembs Muenter had fallen ill and died shortly after giving birth. Her husband, Harvard professor Erich Muenter, blamed his wife's Christian Science religious beliefs, which prohibited medical intervention, for the death, but an investigation suggested something more sinister: arsenic poisoning. As suspicions mounted, Muenter vanished.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e In Texas, a mysterious man calling himself Frank Holt wooed Leona Sensabaugh, and after their marriage, they moved to Ithaca, New York, as he pursued a career at Cornell. But some of Holt's colleagues found he reminded them of someone they'd worked with before, a man who had been suspected of murdering his wife. Could Frank Holt and Erich Muenter be the same person? What were they to make of it, later, when they saw a familiar face in the papers following a bizarre attempt on a finance tycoon's life?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Man Who Shot J. P. Morgan \u003c\/em\u003eis a riveting tale of false identities, radical political beliefs, and ambitious criminal schemes set during the tumultuous time shortly before the United States entered World War I.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMary Noé\u003c\/strong\u003e is a lawyer and a professor at St. John's University. Her article \"Murder at Madison Square Garden: A Dream Team's Insane Game of Judicial Cat and Mouse\" is featured in \u003cem\u003eJudicial Notice: A Periodical of New York Court History.\u003c\/em\u003e She has also published several legal articles and a book on special education.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 9.14 x 6.33 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 10, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51979103633709,"sku":"9781606354957","price":26.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/xb1TVPnGTG9781606354957.webp?v=1775819003","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-man-who-shot-j-p-morgan-a-life-of-arsenic-anarchy-and-intrigue-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}