Episode 99: Sudden Deaths in St. Louis - Sarah Lirley (On the Bookshelf, Part 9)

Episode Description

To conclude the On the Bookshelf series, host Sean Rost talks with Sarah Lirley about her new book, "Sudden Deaths in St. Louis: Coroner Bias in the Gilded Age."

 

Episode Image: James A. Love standing beside the grave of his first wife Ann George and child in Fulton, Missouri, 1888 [James A. Love Papers (C0131), SHSMO]

Banner Image: Building housing police headquarters, morgue, jail, and criminal and police courts in St. Louis, Missouri, ca. 1907 [Missouri Postcard Collection (P0032), SHSMO]

About the Guest

Sarah Lirley is an associate professor of history at Columbia College. She holds a Ph.D. in history from the University of Missouri-Columbia. She previously served as a Center for Missouri Studies Fellow. She is the author of "Sudden Deaths in St. Louis: Coroner Bias in the Gilded Age."