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Unwise passions : a true story of a remarkable woman--and the first great scandal of eighteenth-century America / Alan Pell Crawford.
LIBRA CT275.M6397 C73 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Crawford, Alan Pell.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Morris, Anne Cary Randolph, 1774-1837.
- Morris, Anne Cary Randolph.
- Morris, Gouverneur, 1752-1816.
- Morris, Gouverneur.
- Randolph family.
- United States--History--1783-1865.
- United States.
- History.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 329 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Simon & Schuster, [2000]
- Summary:
- This true story of sex, murder, and corruption in 18th century Virginia centers on Nancy Randolph, an attractive woman from a wealthy and socially prominent family, who lived with her sister and brother-in-law, Richard Randolph. After rumors that Nancy bore Richard's child, and that he killed the child, a trial ensued with Patrick Henry defending Richard. Maps and illustrations.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-326).
- ISBN:
- 068483474X
- OCLC:
- 44841500
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