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Murder In The Adirondacks: Fully Paperback – May 1, 1996

by Craig Brandon (Editor)

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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 has 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 new photographs and information from Chester Gillette's prison diary, discovered after the original publication of Murder in the Adirondacks.

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Craig Brandon is the author of eight books. He won the silver award in the education category from Foreward Review's book of the year competition in 2011. His writing has also earned him the Charles Stewart Mott Award and first prize in education reporting by the Education Writers Association. He has also won awards from the National School Boards Association, the Golden Apple Award from the New York State United Teachers, and the Associated Press, Gannett Newspapers, and the Hearst Newspapers.
He is currently retired and lives on Robert Frost Mountain in the Green Mountains National Forest in Ripton, Vermont, with his wife Jean, and is working on new writing projects.

Other books by Brandon include The Prison Diaries and Letters of Chester Gillette, Richard W. Couper Press (2007) (with Jack Sherman); The Love Letters of Grace Brown and Chester Gillette, Surry Cottage Books (2006); The Electric Chair, An Unnatural American History, McFarland and Co. (1999); Monadnock: More than a Mountain, Surry Cottage Books, (2007); The Five Year Party, BenBella Books (2010), Good Night Irene, Stories and Photos about the Tropical Storm that Devastated Vermont, the Catskills and the Berkshires, Surry Cottage Books (2012) (with Michael Ryan and Nicole Garman) and Stratham at 300 Surry Cottage Books (2014.)

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ North Country Books; Revised and Expanded edition (May 1, 1996)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1595310495
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1595310491
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.12 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.04 x 0.83 x 9.07 inches

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Craig's latest book is a rewrite of his first: "Murder in the "Adirondacks" about the 1906 murder of Grace Brown. Completely updated after 30 years, it also includes 50 new photos. It was released in May, 2016.

His previous book was "Good Night Irene," a collection of photos and stories of more than 300 survivors of Tropical Storm Irene. He served as editor and lead author with two other writers on the project. His 2009 book, "The Five-Year Party," won the silver prize in the education category for Book of the Year in 2010.

A former award-winning journalist and college writing teacher, he now spends all his time on books. His 2007 book "Monadnock More Than a Mountain" is being turned into a 90-minute film to be released in 2016. He ives with his wife on Robert Frost Mountain in the Green Mountain National Forest in Ripton, Vermont.

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Ralph

Very Thought Provoking

Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2016

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Outstanding summary of a very unfortunate couple in upstate NY, to young to handle a pregnancy in the early 1900s. Many people from the Mohawk Valley, including myself, never knew all of the facts -- which should have led to an innocent verdict. As an attorney, I don't believe that one could say that Chester Gillette was guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

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Koley

Hooked on a book

Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2020

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I love the way the book is set up / written. It really draws you in! I am not a frequent book reader at all, by this book has me hooked!

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Story has so much potential but author came up short.

Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2018

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I thought the story was very interesting considering I grew up in upstate New York. While I was visiting Herkimer during my last visit I noticed the jail house where the case took place. The story is very interesting yet I thought the author's writing was too much like a news reporter versus story telling. I believe the story had great potential but the author came up short.

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Farty Boy

Very thorough, and very entertaining read

Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2018

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Very thorough research on the Chester Gillette Case. I grew up in the area and just started reading into this case now, but this was an excellent book to gather insight! I thoroughly enjoyed it!!

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Roger W. Smith

the definitive book on the "American Tragedy" murder case

Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2016

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This is the definitive book on the "American Tragedy" murder case. It occurred in 1906, and the murderer, Chester Gillette, was executed in 1908. Craig Brandon does a great job in telling the actual story, which was the basis for Theodore Dreiser's famous novel An American Tragedy.

Brandon, a former journalist, is a good writer and story teller.

Brandon has done a major updating for this edition. For example, he got access to the prison diary of Chester Gillette, which was known to exist, but no one knew where. Brandon finally tracked it down. A great deal of new information been added for this edition.

One caveat regarding the book: Brandon is occasionally careless in his research. He makes mistakes.

He has devoted his professional career to studying the case, and is the expert. It is a fascinating case that made front page headlines for months
on end in its day. (It involved the murder of a young unmarried woman by her lover.)

Another book on the case is Adirondack Tragedy: The Gillette Murder Case of 1906 by Joseph W. Brownell and Patricia W. Enos. I would recommend purchasing this book, too, if you can.

Brandon does not seem to have carefully read Dreiser’ novel, An American Tragedy, which is surprising. It is, of course, a great book.

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Barbara

Very “official” book

Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2020

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Wanted it to read like a story, less of a comparison. Grew up in the area- love the detail. Wish it was told as a story, less of a text book- BUT informative!

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A comprehensive overview of an infamous murder case -- BUY IT!

Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2017

This is an excellent update of Brandon's original 1986 book, the first well-researched book on the 1906 Gillette/Brown murder trial. Brandon has included recently-discovered bits of information (such as Gillette's unearthed prison diary) and made corrections to information in the first edition, separating truth from myth in highly-readable prose. Even if you already have a copy from the 1980s or '90s, you'll need to get this version. Highly recommended.

(I don't give this five stars only because Brandon didn't include footnotes or a bibliography. While there are some tremendous finds in its pages -- Brandon clearly contacted many amateur Gillette/Brown historians -- I'd like to specifically know where the new information came from.)

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