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Unwise Passions: A True Story of a Remarkable Woman and the First Great Scandal of Eighteenth-Century America
by Crawford, Alan Pell
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good in very good dust jacket. DJ has slight wear and soiling, with small edge wear.
- ISBN 10
- 068483474X
- ISBN 13
- 9780684834740
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000. Reprint. Fourth printing. Hardcover. Very good in very good dust jacket. DJ has slight wear and soiling, with small edge wear.. 329, [1] p. Illustrations. Map. Notes. Patrick Henry defended Nancy Randolph in the 18th-century adultery and murder scandal described in this volume. A prominent Virginian, Randolph was accused of seducing her sister's husband and then convincing him to slaughter their child nine months later. The two denied the events throughout, blaming their slaves for the invention of the whole lurid tale.
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Enjoyed reading about a strong girl into womanhood.
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- Bookseller
- Ground Zero Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 60933
- Title
- Unwise Passions: A True Story of a Remarkable Woman and the First Great Scandal of Eighteenth-Century America
- Author
- Crawford, Alan Pell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good in very good dust jacket. DJ has slight wear and soiling, with small edge wear.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint. Fourth printing
- ISBN 10
- 068483474X
- ISBN 13
- 9780684834740
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- Patrick Henry, Nancy Randolph, Racism, John Marshall, Infanticide, Prostitution, John Randolph, Gouverneur Morris, Thomas Jefferson, Drug Addiction, Glentivar, Motoax
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