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Cry of murder on Broadway : a woman's ruin and revenge in old New York / Julie Miller.

De Gruyter Cornell University Press Complete eBook-Package 2020 Available online

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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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