| Book Review | The Journal of American History, 92.4

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Book Review

The Chinatown Trunk Mystery: Murder, Miscegenation, and Other Dangerous Encounters in Turn-of-the-Century New York City. By Mary Ting Yi Lui. (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2005. xvi, 298 pp. $29.95, ISBN 0-691-09196-X.)

This is a magnificent social history of the New York Chinese community at the turn of the century, starting with and centering on the sensationalized 1909 murder of a white woman whose body was discovered in a trunk and a Chinese male primary suspect who was never caught. The book is based on meticulous, exhaustive research and critical examination of a wide range of primary sources in both English and Chinese languages, and it contains brilliant analyses of many complicated issues. The author is not only a solid historian but also a gifted writer with a gracious and elegant style; the book's graceful style, along with its vivid, engaging narratives and insightful analyses, is certain to be appreciated and enjoyed beyond the scholarly community.

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