Bibliograph

Deliberate evil, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Daniel Webster, and the 1830 murder of a Salem slave trader, Edward J. Renehan, Jr

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Deliberate evil, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Daniel Webster, and the 1830 murder of a Salem slave trader, Edward J. Renehan, Jr

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Deliberate evil

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Edward J. Renehan, Jr

Sub title

Nathaniel Hawthorne, Daniel Webster, and the 1830 murder of a Salem slave trader

Summary

"This is true crime at its most enthralling?prepare to be transported." ?Terri Cheney, New York Times bestselling author of Manic The 1830 murder of wealthy slaver Joseph White shook all of Salem, Massachusetts. Soon the crime drew national attention when it was discovered that two of the conspirators came from Salem's influential Crowninshield family: a clan of millionaire shipowners, cabinet secretaries, and congressmen. A prosecution team led by famed Massachusetts senator Daniel Webster made the case even more newsworthy. Meanwhile, young Salem native Nathaniel Hawthorne?who knew several of the accused?observed and wrote.Here, using source materials not available previously, Edward J. Renehan Jr. provides a riveting narrative of the cold-blooded murder, intense investigations, scandal-strewn trials, and grim executions that dominated headlines nearly two-hundred years ago"--, Publisher's description

Target audience

adult

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