Bibliograph

The sewing girl's tale, a story of crime and consequences in Revolutionary America, John Wood Sweet

Type

Label

The sewing girl's tale, a story of crime and consequences in Revolutionary America, John Wood Sweet

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-347) and index

Illustrations

platesmapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The sewing girl's tale

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1313793760

Responsibility statement

John Wood Sweet

Sub title

a story of crime and consequences in Revolutionary America

Summary

"A riveting historical drama that tells the story of the first rape trial on record in American history and the fault lines of class privilege and gender bias that it exposed, showing how much has changed over two centuries and how much has not"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Prologue -- Rescue -- Mother Carey -- Daylight -- The rake -- The pilot -- Gatekeepers -- The Prosecutrix -- Closing arguments -- Outrage -- Seduction -- Recovery -- Epilogue

Target audience

adult

Classification