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I Am Murdered: George Wythe, Thomas Jefferson, and the Killing That Shocked a New Nation
by Chadwick, Bruce
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- Hardcover
- first
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Deep River, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., (2009). First Edition. First printing Fine in black paper covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine. A small quarto measuring 9 1/4" by 6". In a fine, unclipped dust jacket. 280 pages including an index, bibliography, chapter notes and text. Illustrated with a black and white photograph and reproductions of contemporary works of art. George Wythe was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and was "America's first professor of law." One of his students, Thomas Jefferson considered him a "second father". Yet Wythe was murdered at the age of 80 in 1806 in his Richmond, Virginia home. The trial which followed was this country's first "trial of the century".
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Bookseller
- Town's End Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TB24449
- Title
- I Am Murdered: George Wythe, Thomas Jefferson, and the Killing That Shocked a New Nation
- Author
- Chadwick, Bruce
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Hoboken, New Jersey
- Date Published
- (2009)
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About the Seller
Town's End Books
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Deep River, Connecticut
About Town's End Books
We purchase and sell only collectible first editions in a number of fields all focused on Americana. We are primarily mail order sellers; however, we are open by appointment and welcome visits from customers.
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- Gilt
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- Jacket
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