Ugly Prey: An Innocent Woman and the Death Sentence That Scandalized Jazz Age Ch

Description: Ugly Prey by Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi An Italian immigrant who spoke little English and struggled to scrape together a living on her primitive family farm outside Chicago, Sabella Nitti was arrested in 1923 for the murder of her missing husband. Within two months, she was found guilty and became the first woman ever sentenced to hang in Chicago. Journalist Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi leads readers through Sabellas sensational case, showing how, with no evidence and no witnesses, she was the target of an obsessed deputy sheriff and the victim of a faulty legal system. She was also-to the men who convicted her and the reporters fixated on her-ugly. For that unforgiveable crime, the media painted her as a hideous, dirty, and unpredictable immigrant, almost an animal.Lucchesi brings to life the sights and sounds of 1920s Chicago-its then-rural outskirts, downtown halls of power, and headline-making crimes and trials, including those of two other women (who would inspire the musical and film Chicago) also accused of killing the men in their lives. But Sabellas fellow inmates Beulah and Belva were beautiful, charmed the all-male juries, and were quickly acquitted, raising doubts among many Chicagoans about the fairness of the "poor ugly immigrants" conviction.Featuring an ambitious and ruthless journalist who helped demonize Sabella through her reports, and the brilliant, beautiful, twenty-three-year-old lawyer who helped humanize her with a jailhouse makeover, Ugly Prey is not just a page-turning courtroom drama but also a thought-provoking look at the intersection of gender, ethnicity, class, and the American justice system. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Emilie Le Beau Lucchesihas contributed to the countrys largest newspapers, including theChicago Tribune,New York Times, andLos Angeles Times. Her work has also appeared in CountryLiving.com, MarieClaire.com, and GoodHousekeeping.com.She frequently speaks to universities and professional organizations on topics related to women in history, media, and Jazz Age Chicago.She lives in Oak Park, Illinois. Review "Emilie Le Beau Lucchesis riveting and creepy tale of violence, betrayal, and injustice is an uncomfortable yet all-too-familiar story of anxious Americans willingness to believe that illiterate, poor immigrants can be guilty of a crime because of who they were, not what they did." Kate Clifford Larson, author of The Assassins Accomplice: Mary Surratt and the Plot to Kill Abraham Lincoln"An elegantly researched and beautifully written example of investigative journalism. Sabella Nittis story is a cracking-good mystery. Its a monument to Jazz-era misogyny, true crime, womens rights, immigrant prejudice, and the brutal inequities in the system of jurisprudence in 1920s Chicago." Jeffrey Gusfield, author of Deadly Valentines: The Story of Capones Henchman "Machine Gun" Jack McGurn and Louise Rolfe, His Blonde Alibi"Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi has told a long-neglected story that needed tellinga story about class, fear of the Other, and justice denied. Her rigorous history is shocking and moving. It has a lot to tell us about both who we were then and who we are today." Douglas Perry, author of The Girls of Murder City: Fame, Lust, and the Beautiful Killers Who Inspired Chicago"The authors inclusion of contemporary sensational Chicago trials helps readers place the importance of the case. VERDICT For lovers of historical true crime." Library Journal"Lucchesis writing is lean and vivid as she recreates Nittis trial as well as the legal and social issues it put in the spotlight." Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine Review Quote "The authors inclusion of contemporary sensational Chicago trials helps readers place the importance of the case. VERDICT For lovers of historical true crime." -- Library Journal Details ISBN1613736967 Author Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi Pages 336 Publisher Chicago Review Press Year 2017 ISBN-10 1613736967 ISBN-13 9781613736968 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2017-05-01 Short Title Ugly Prey Language English Subtitle An Innocent Woman and the Death Sentence That Scandalized Jazz Age Chicago UK Release Date 2017-05-01 Imprint Chicago Review Press Place of Publication Chicago Country of Publication United States NZ Release Date 2017-05-01 US Release Date 2017-05-01 DEWEY 364.9773 Audience General AU Release Date 2017-08-07 Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:136577334;

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