Item details: The witch of New York : the trials of Polly Bodine and the cursed birth of tabloid justice - 48508074

The witch of New York : the trials of Polly Bodine and the cursed birth of tabloid justice

text The witch of New York : the trials of Polly Bodine and the cursed birth of tabloid justice

Hortis, C. Alexander

Summary: "Before the sensational cases of Amanda Knox and Casey Anthony--before even Lizzie Borden--there was Polly Bodine, the first American woman put on trial for capital murder in our nation's debut media circus. On Christmas night, December 25, 1843, ... Read more

Contents: Prologue: Christmas night 1843 -- A fallen woman. Islands in the stream ; Sex and the 1840s city ; Incendiaries ; Low-speed chase ; They would hang her without judge or jury ; Confessions of the sun ; The living jury of the nation ; Dream teams --... Read more

Format: text

Description: xx, 315 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Publisher: Pegasus Crime 2024

Library	Location	Status

Library	Location	Status
TADL-WOOD	364.152 HOR in New Non-fiction	Checked out (Due: 2024-05-15)

bibliography TRUE CRIME / Historical. True crime stories. Récits criminels.

Bodine, Polly Trials, litigation, etc Trials (Murder) New York (State) History 19th century Tabloid newspapers New York (State) New York 19th century Murder New York (State) New York 19th century Infanticide New York (State) New York 19th century Trials (Murder) New York (State) New York 19th century Trials (Arson) New York (State) 19th century Meurtre New York (État) New York 19e siècle Infanticide New York (État) New York 19e siècle Procès (Meurtre) New York (État) New York 19e siècle Procès (Crimes d'incendie) New York (État) 19e siècle Tabloïds New York (État) New York 19e siècle Procès (Meurtre) New York (État) Histoire 19e siècle

Hortis, C. Alexander Green, Tim Bodine, Polly

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