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2026.001.018Description
Over 100 years ago, the Chester Gillette-Grace Brown murder case was considered the trial of the century. The case became the basis for Theodore Dreiser's classic novel, An American Tragedy, and the movie "A Place in the Sun," starring Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor. Revisit the tragedy at Big Moose Lake and the ensuing trial in this fully revised and expanded edition of the definitive book about the Gillette-Brown murder. In the 30 years since the best-selling, Murder in the Adirondacks, was written, author Craig Brandon as continued to research the Gillette-Brown murder case. This revised and expanded edition is the culmination of those decades of work. Included in this new edition are over 50 photographs and information from Chester Gillette's prison diary, discovered after the original 1986 publication of Murder in the Adirondacks.Acquisition
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2026.001Source or Donor
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front inside pageTranscription
"Betsy Keges"Material/Technique
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Craig BrandonEdition
Fully revised and expanded editionPublisher
North Country Books, IncDate Published
circa 2016Name/Title
Murder in the Adirondacks; An American Tragedy Revisited