The Charley Ross Kidnapping
Ross, Christian K. The Father's Story of Charley Ross, the Kidnapped Child: Containing a Full and Complete Account of the Abduction of Charles Brewster Ross From the Home of His Parents in Germantown. Philadelphia: J.E. Potter, 1876.
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- “A Mystery.” Philadelphia Inquirer, July 6, 1874.
- “Philadelphia: The Abduction of Charley Ross.” Augusta Chronicle, July 9, 1874.
- “The Abduction Case.” Times-Picayune, July 9, 1874.
- “Still Missing: The Kidnapping of Charley Ross.” Philadelphia Inquirer, July 13, 1874.
- “By Telegraph.” Macon Weekly Telegraph, July 14, 1874.
- “Little Charley Ross: A Glimpse of Hope.” Philadelphia Inquirer, July 17, 1874.
- “The Ross Case: Further Facts Concerning the Kidnapping. Good News Expected Soon.” Philadelphia Inquirer, July 18, 1874.
- "The Stolen Boy: Developments in the Case of Little Charlie Ross." New York Herald, July 20, 1874.
- "The Child Stealing Case: The Mayor Offers a Reward of $20,000 for the Capture of the Abductors." Daily Inter Ocean, July 23, 1874.
- "The Trade of Kidnapping: The Detectives Eager for a Share in Its Profits." New York Herald, July 24, 1874.
- "The Ross Mystery: Another Arrest and Discharge by the Police." New York Herald, August 5, 1874.
New York Times: 1851- (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
- “The Philadelphia Kidnapping Case.” New York Times, July 31, 1874.
- “The Case of Charley Ross.” New York Times, August 11, 1874.
- “The Ross Abduction Case.” New York Times, August 20, 1874.
- “Charley Ross Discovered Again.” New York Times, September 16, 1874.
- “Alleged Discovery of Charley Ross.” New York Times, November 13, 1874.
- “Charley Ross Stolen Just Fifty Years Ago.” New York Times, June 29, 1924.
Follow the aftermath of the kidnapping in the New York Times archive and note the second spike in coverage of the case in the twenties.
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- "Philadelphia Letter: Brigandage." New York Evangelist 45, no. 32 (August 6, 1874): 1.
- "Charley Ross." New York Evangelist 45, no. 33 (Aug 13, 1874): 2.
- "Philadelphia Letter: Guilty." New York Evangelist 46, no. 39 (September 30, 1875): 8.
- Quilibet, Philip. "The Ross Child." The Galaxy. A Magazine of Entertaining Reading 18, no. 5 (November, 1874): 700.
- “The Story of Charley Ross. By His Father" Messenger 45, no. 25 (June 21, 1876): 4.
- Williams, Henry T. "Charley Ross and His Kidnappers." Potter's American Monthly 7, no. 58 (October 1876): 301.
About Charley Ross
- Everly, Thomas. "Searching for Charley Ross." Pennsylvania History 67, no. 3 (2000): 376-96.
http://ezproxy.villanova.edu/login?URL=http://www.jstor.org/stable/27774275 - Fass, Paula S. “The Lost Boy The Abduction of Charley Ross.” In Kidnapped: Child Abduction in America, 21-56. New York: Oxford UP, 1997.
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Ross, Christian K. The Father's Story of Charley Ross, the Kidnapped Child: Containing a Full and Complete Account of the Abduction of Charles Brewster Ross From the Home of His Parents in Germantown. Philadelphia: J.E. Potter, 1876.
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