In 1893, the World's Columbian Exposition had a profound impact on urban planning and the Beaux-Arts period of American architecture. The fair introduced the Ferris Wheel, Cracker Jacks, and fiberglass. Yet today, except for one building and a grassy park, all that remains is the legacy of printed material dispersed throughout the country. This reference guide, intended for historians, librarians, and collectors, provides access to that legacy. The introduction summarizes the Exposition's influence. The bibliography, arranged to allow researchers to browse topics broadly, describes over 6,000 books, journal articles, and other materials. A directory of special collections of fair-related materials is also included.
Newspaper and magazine articles, books, dissertations, drawings, photographs, maps, letters, documents, and collections of memorabilia―these provide the enduring heritage of the fair. This guide provides information on all aspects of that heritage. In addition to the bibilography itself, an extensive introduction discusses the influence the fair has had on America. Illustrations provide a visual portrayal of the fair. A directory of special collections of fair-related materials provides an inventory of each collection, along with addresses and telephone numbers. This book is the only comprehensive reference guide to the World's Columbian Exposition.

The World's Columbian Exposition: A Centennial Bibliographic Guide (Bibliographies and Indexes in American History)

History

Hartman, Donald K.

Bertuca, David J.

Neumeister, Susan

Americas

Greenwood

This reference aims to enable the reader to locate rapidly fictional biographies of the famous and not so famous, ranging from Absalom to Queen Victoria. It gives the name of the novel, author's name, reading level, publication date, any awards the book may have won, and guidance on reviews.

Historical Figures in Fiction

Politics & Social Sciences

Sapp, Gregg

Social Sciences

This is the second volume in the "Hypnotism in Victorian and Edwardian Era Fiction" series, published by Themes & Settings in Fiction Press.The two stories collected here were published during the time of the Jack the Ripper killings, and they are among the earliest fictional accounts dealing with the Whitechapel murders. Both of these stories have Jack the Ripper being an American, who travelled from New York City to London to commit the murders, and the Ripper commits his crimes while under the influence of hypnotism. The first story, "The Whitechapel Mystery; A Psychological Problem ("Jack the Ripper")," is a novel authored by N. T. Oliver, and originally published in 1889 by the Eagle Publishing Company. The second story, "The Whitechapel Horrors," is a short tale, published anonymously in two American newspapers, shortly after the murder of Mary Jane Kelly in November 1888.Also included is a lengthy biographical profile on Edward Oliver Tilburn. "N. T. Oliver" was a pseudonym for the highly interesting Edward Oliver Tilburn. Besides being an author, Tilburn was a minister, actor, lecturer, secretary for several cities' Chambers of Commerce, snake-oil salesman, Christian psychologist, as well as an accused embezzler, shady real estate broker, and a self-proclaimed medical doctor.

The Hypno-Ripper: Or, Jack the Hypnotically Controlled Ripper; Containing Two Victorian Era Tales Dealing with Jack the Ripper and Hypnotism (Hypnotism in Victorian and Edwardian Era Fiction)

Literature & Fiction

Tilburn, Edward Oliver

Genre Fiction

Themes & Settings in Fiction Press

What do you get when you combine “Buffalo Bill” Cody with Bernie Madoff, and for good measure throw in an actor, a cookbook author, a college founder, a faith-healer, an embezzler, and a bigamist?\nAnswer: Edward Oliver Tilburn\nE. O. Tilburn (aka N. T. Oliver, Ned Oliver, and Nevada Ned) was a late 19th/early 20th century con-artist that has somehow flown under the radar of both biographers and historians, but in this book Donald Hartman has revealed Tilburn to the world, and his life story should be of interest to folks that are fascinated by con men, as well as to those readers that enjoy getting a glimpse into the lives of scoundrels and frauds.\nA biographical profile of Tilburn first appeared in the book The Hypno-Ripper (the book contains a novella and a short story written by N. T. Oliver) and this is what some reviewers had to say about it: “However, the highlight of the book is Hartman’s 40-page biography of Oliver. The editor’s meticulous research enables him to engross readers with the true story of this part-time author, snake-oil salesman, minister, faith healer, medicine show barker, sharp shooter, real estate mogul, city commissioner and, likely, bigamist—proving that, indeed, truth is sometimes stranger than fiction.” BlueInk Review “The last fourth of the book, is in fact, is a biography of Dr. N. T. Oliver, or as he was more commonly known, Edward Oliver Tilburn. Tilburn is quite a character and his life as a con man is well worth the time.” https://katenread.wordpress.com/2021/06/24/review-hypno-ripper/ “In the book’s final section, Hartman provides a fascinating and well-researched biography of Tilburn, alias N. T. Oliver and “Nevada Ned”, and the man’s rollercoaster of a life does not disappoint. In sum, Tilburn – sometimes with an “E” at the end of his name, sometimes not, but usually with an unearned honorific like “Dr.” or “Ph.D.” attached – was a patent medicine huckster, an author, a preacher, a professor, a realtor, and a man of business to the American towns and people he would descend upon, swindle, and leave.” https://www.jasonhalf.com/blog/book-review-the-hypno-ripper-2021-edited-by-donald-k-hartman

Edward Oliver Tilburn (aka N. T. Oliver, Ned Oliver, Nevada Ned, and Edward Tilburne): The Profile of a Con-Artist

Biographies & Memoirs

Regional U.S.

The Hypnotic Tales of Rafael Sabatini (Hypnotism in Victorian and Edwardian Era Fiction)

A complement to Historical Figures in Fiction , which covers novels published after 1940; plans are afoot to fill the inside straight with a third volume. To help readers, librarians, teachers, and literary researchers identify and use biographical fiction, Hartman lists nearly 1,000 historical figures that appear in over 1,800 novels. In the main list by historical figure, the entries include vital dates and a brief occupation or character description before citing fully each novel. The reading level of the novels is also indicated. The indexes are by author, occupation, and title. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Historical Figures in Nineteenth Century Fiction (Themes & Settings in Fiction, Vol. 2) (Themes and Settings in Fiction Series, 2)

Children's Books

Epoch Books

Historical Figures In Fiction:

History & Criticism

DEATH BY SUGGESTION gathers together twenty-two short stories from the 19th and early 20th century where hypnotism is used to cause death—either intentionally or by accident. Revenge is a motive for many of the stories, but this anthology also contains tales where characters die because they have a suicide wish, or they need to kill an abusive or unwanted spouse, or they just really enjoy inflicting pain on others. The book also includes an introduction which provides a brief history of hypnotism as well as a listing of real life cases where the use of hypnotism led to (or allegedly led to) death. “Donald K. Hartman’s DEATH BY SUGGESTION, is a melange of crime fiction featuring stabbings, clifftop suicides, hangings and the odd strangulation. Hartman offers an admirable introduction, exploring the history of hypnotism and defining the terms “mesmerism” and “hypnotism”. He discusses the positive and negative applications of hypnotism today before looking at modern criminal cases as well as those well-reported cases relating to his selection of stories.” – TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT, January 15, 2019, p.30

Death By Suggestion: An Anthology of 19th and Early 20th-Century Tales of Hypnotically Induced Murder, Suicide, and Accidental Death (Hypnotism in Victorian and Edwardian Era Fiction)

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