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Cry of murder on Broadway : a woman's ruin and revenge in old New York / Julie Miller.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Miller, Julie, 1959- author.
- Series:
- Cornell scholarship online.
- Cornell scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Norman, Amelia, approximately 1818-.
- Norman, Amelia.
- Child, Lydia Maria, 1802-1880--Friends and associates.
- Child, Lydia Maria.
- Attempted murder--New York (State)--New York--History--19th century.
- Attempted murder.
- Seduction--Law and legislation--United States--History--19th century.
- Seduction.
- Female offenders--New York (State)--New York--History--19th century.
- Female offenders.
- Women--Legal status, laws, etc--New York (State)--History--19th century.
- Women.
- New York (N.Y.)--Moral conditions--19th century.
- New York (N.Y.).
- New York (N.Y.)--Social conditions--19th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Ithaca : Three Hills, 2021.
- Summary:
- This text shows how a woman's desperate attempt at murder came to momentarily embody the anger and anxiety felt by many people at a time of economic and social upheaval and expanding expectations for equal rights.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2020.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781501751493
- 1501751492
- OCLC:
- 1145899821
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