{"product_id":"origins-of-the-american-detective-leroy-lad-panek-9780786427765","title":"Origins of the American Detective Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e Edgar Allan Poe essentially invented the detective story in 1841 with \u003ci\u003eMurders in the Rue Morgue\u003c\/i\u003e. In the years that followed, however, detective fiction in America saw no significant progress as a literary genre. Much to the dismay of moral crusaders like Anthony Comstock, dime novels and other sensationalist publications satisfied the public's hunger for a yarn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Things changed as the century waned, and eventually the detective was reborn as a figure of American literature. In part these changes were due to a combination of social conditions, including the rise and decline of the police as an institution; the parallel development of private detectives; the birth of the crusading newspaper reporter; and the beginnings of forensic science. Influential, too, was the new role model offered by a wildly popular British import named Sherlock Holmes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Focusing on the late 19th century and early 20th, this volume covers the formative years of American detective fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leroy Lad Panek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786427760\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786427765\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 235\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.08h x 6.06w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2007 pg. 263","brand":"Leroy Lad Panek","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926034907391,"sku":"9780786427765","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_39d51d63-1e89-4b31-8a15-359a316948e1.jpg?v=1681080817","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/origins-of-the-american-detective-leroy-lad-panek-9780786427765","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}