Cry of Murder on Broadway : A Woman's Ruin and Revenge in Old New York /

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"Amelia Norman challenged the idea that the fallen woman of the nineteenth century was inevitably 'ruined.' This book shows how the desperate act of this aspiring murderess came to momentarily embody the anger and anxiety felt by many people at a time of economic depression and expand...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Miller, Julie, 1959- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca [New York] : Three Hills, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2020.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Child, Lydia Maria, > 1802-1880 > Friends and associates.
Norman, Amelia, > approximately 1818-
Women > Legal status, laws, etc. > New York (State) > History > 19th century.
Female offenders > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century.
Attempted murder > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century.
Seduction > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century.
New York (N.Y.) > Social conditions > 19th century.
New York (N.Y.) > Moral conditions > 19th century.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue : Defending Amelia Norman
  • I am Murdered
  • Jersey Maid and Damn Yankee
  • Go and Get Your Living
  • An Awful Place
  • A Great Heart
  • The Trial Begins
  • Verdict
  • The Law of Seduction.
  • Epilogue : A Harlot's Fate.

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