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18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensics
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Author:
Bruce Goldfarb
Publisher:
Sourcebooks
Date:
February 4, 2020
A 19th century socialite born to a wealthy and influential Chicago family became the unlikely mother of modern forensics with her 'Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death,' a series of dollhouses she built as crime scene models.
What The Reviewers Say
... an engrossing and accessible chronicle of Frances’s life and the early years of scientific detection.
Goldfarb’s unprecedented access to her family’s papers has enabled him not only to paint a full picture of Glessner Lee’s life and background but also to uncover less well-known aspects of her impact on the development of forensic science.
Goldfarb was selected as Lee’s official biographer by her family and was given full access to the family’s papers. Thorough research helps him paint a captivating portrait of a feminist hero and forensic pioneer. A stand-out addition to any library’s true-crime collection..
Goldfarb's clearly written and well-researched book is recommended for history and legal studies audiences. For further reading, suggest Corinne May Botz's The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death..
