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The sewing girl's tale : a story of crime and consequences in Revolutionary America / John Wood Sweet.
"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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250761965
- ISBN: 1250761964
- Physical Description: 365 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2022.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-347) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue -- Rescue -- Mother Carey -- Daylight -- The rake -- The pilot -- Gatekeepers -- The Prosecutrix -- Closing arguments -- Outrage -- Seduction -- Recovery -- Epilogue. |
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| Genre: | True crime stories. History. |
Available copies
- 17 of 17 copies available at Missouri Evergreen.
- 2 of 2 copies available at Jefferson County. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 17 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jefferson County Library-Arnold | 345.7302 SWEET (Text) | 30061100070826 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Jefferson County Library-Cedar Hill | 345.7302 SWEET (Text) | 30031100073807 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Cape Girardeau Public Library | 345.73 SWE (Text) | 33042004848506 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Cass County Library-Harrisonville | 345.73 SWE 2022 (Text) | 0002205395318 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Cass County Library-Northern Resource Center | 345.73 SWE 2022 (Text) | 0002205395326 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Douglas County Public Library | 345.73 Swe (Text) | 35633000346780 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
| North Kansas City Public Library | 345.73 SWEET 2022 (Text) | 0001002420147 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Polk County Library-Bolivar | 345.73 SWE (Text) | 34531000319455 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Polk County Library-Fair Play | 345.73 SWE (Text) | 34531000319454 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Poplar Bluff - Main Library | 345.73 SWEET (Text) | 38420101771554 | NON-FICTION | Available | - |
