The Strange Disappearance of Alexander Turney Stewart's Body

Lindsay and Madison discuss Alexander Turney Stewart, as well as how to start an empire from the ground up, that Amazon wasn’t the first to offer free shipping, and that you shouldn’t touch dead things. Information pulled from the following sources: 2016 Atlas Obscura article by Andrew Lenoir 2010 Unbound Smithsonian Libraries and Archives blog post by Elizabeth Periale 1899 The Philadelphia Times article Britannica The Famous People Geni (1) Your Dictionary Wikipedia Go check out our friends Abigail over at the Manic Pixie Weirdo podcast. This episode is sponsored by Athletic Greens. Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/EMERGING. Stock up for the summer! Get sunscreen, grilling favorites, & more delivered in as fast as 1 hour + free delivery on your first order of $10+. Terms apply. Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show.  You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the Cultiv8 Discord and join the Olde Crimers Cubby to chat with us and other listeners of the show. Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Spotify or Goodpods! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices