They Both Reached for the Gun: Beulah Annan, Maurine Watkins, and the Trial That Became Chicago

by Charles H. Cosgrove

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Examining the case that inspired a pop culture phenomenon

In 1924 Beulah Annan was arrested and incarcerated for killing her lover, Harry Kalsted. Six weeks later, a jury acquitted her of murder. Inspired by the sordid event, trial, and acquittal, Maurine Watkins, a reporter at the time, wrote the play Chicago, a Broadway hit that was adapted several times. Through a fresh retelling of the story of Annan and of Watkins's...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0809339382

ISBN13:9780809339389

Release Date:June 2024

Publisher:Southern Illinois University Press

Length:240 Pages

Weight:0.85 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History History True Crime

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They Both Reached for the Gun: Beulah Annan, Maurine Watkins, and the Trial That Became Chicago

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