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A premier historian penetrates the fog of corruption and cover-up still surrounding the murder of a Stanford University founder to establish who did it, how and why

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"Irresistibly fascinating... Richard White has brought Jane Stanford and her peculiar entourage vividly to life—and also has persuasively figured out who killed her." -- Nicholas Lemann, author of Transaction Man
"[A] rollicking account of Jane Stanford’s final years and violent death, all set against the seamy San Francisco carnival culture of the era." -- Meryl Gordon - The New York Times
"Scrupulously researched… [a] lively account of the institution’s origins" -- James Lasdun - London Review of Books

Who Killed Jane Stanford

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    A Paperback / softback by Richard White

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      Publisher WW Norton & Co
      Published 6 October 2023
      ISBN-13 9781324064428
      978-1324064428
      ISBN-10 1324064420
      Also in:
      True crime

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A premier historian penetrates the fog of corruption and cover-up still surrounding the murder of a Stanford University founder to establish who did it, how and why

      Trade Review
      "Irresistibly fascinating... Richard White has brought Jane Stanford and her peculiar entourage vividly to life—and also has persuasively figured out who killed her." -- Nicholas Lemann, author of Transaction Man
      "[A] rollicking account of Jane Stanford’s final years and violent death, all set against the seamy San Francisco carnival culture of the era." -- Meryl Gordon - The New York Times
      "Scrupulously researched… [a] lively account of the institution’s origins" -- James Lasdun - London Review of Books

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