Literary Thursdays: Author Talk With Bruce Goldfarb About “18 Tiny Deaths”

Meet the mother of forensic science as author Bruce Goldfarb discusses his book “18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensics.” Frances, born to a wealthy and influential Chicago family in the 1870s, had a fascination with the investigation of unexpected and suspicious deaths which led to her life’s work of creating dollhouses that depict crime scenes and training investigators of violent crimes. Visit https://queenslib.org/32itO2N to attend.










When: Thu., Aug. 27, 2020 at 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Where: Queens Library—Central Library
89-11 Merrick Blvd.
718-990-0700
Price: Free
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Meet the mother of forensic science as author Bruce Goldfarb discusses his book “18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensics.” Frances, born to a wealthy and influential Chicago family in the 1870s, had a fascination with the investigation of unexpected and suspicious deaths which led to her life’s work of creating dollhouses that depict crime scenes and training investigators of violent crimes. Visit https://queenslib.org/32itO2N to attend.
Buy tickets/get more info now