{"product_id":"9781439642092","title":"Ghosts and Murders of Manhattan","description":"OpenRoad - \u003cb\u003eDiscover the darker side of New York City history with this collection of stories and photos.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e     \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e    Amid the bustle of the city's ever-changing landscape, Manhattan's past still whispers. At Fraunces Tavern, George Washington's emotional farewell luncheon in 1783 echoes in the Long Room. Gertrude Tredwell's ghost appears to visitors at the Merchant's House Museum. Long since deceased, Olive Thomas shows herself to the men of the New Amsterdam Theatre, and Dorothy Parker still keeps her lunch appointment at the Algonquin Hotel.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e     \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e    In other places, it is not the paranormal but the abnormal—violent acts by gangsters, bombers, and murderers that linger in the city's memory. Some even believe that Jack the Ripper and the Boston Strangler hunted here. The historic images and true stories in \u003ci\u003eGhosts and Murders of Manhattan\u003c\/i\u003e explores the people and events that shaped this city, and live in the shadows of its majestic skyline.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arcadia Publishing SC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48265382461680,"sku":"9781439642092","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781439642092_p0.jpg?v=1769904576","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781439642092","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}