The Poison Plot : A Tale of Adultery and Murder in Colonial Newport

An accusation of attempted murder rudely interrupted Mary Arnold’s dalliances with working men and her extensive shopping sprees. When her husband Benedict fell deathly ill and then asserted she had tried to kill him with poison, the result was a dramatic petition for divorce. The case before the Rh...
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Autor*in:

Crane, Elaine Forman [verfasserIn]

Format:

E-Book

Sprache:

Englisch

Erschienen:

Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press ; 2018

©2018

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Schlagwörter:

Adultery, Case studies, History, 18th century, Rhode Island, Newport

Poisoning, Case studies, History, 18th century, Rhode Island, Newport

Poisoning, Case studies, History, 8th century, Rhode Island, Newport

HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775)

Umfang:

1 Online-Ressource (272 p.) ; 17 b&w halftones

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ISBN:

978-1-5017-2133-5

DOI / URN:

10.7591/9781501721335

Katalog-ID:

190428017X

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