Death of an Empire: The Rise and Murderous Fall of Salem, America's Richest City - Hardcover
by Robert Booth
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Thomas Dunne BooksISBN-13:9780312540388ISBN-10:312540388UPC:9780312540388Book Category:History, True CrimeBook Subcategory:United States, MurderBook Topic:State & Local, 19th CenturySize:9.30 x 6.30 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.5013Product ID:SC9FSCGRB4
Death of an Empire: The Rise and Murderous Fall of Salem, America's Richest City
Most readers know Salem only for the city's notorious witch trials. But years later it became a very different city, one that produced America's first millionaire (still one of history's 75 wealthiest men) and boasted a maritime trade that made it the country's richest city. Westward expansion and the industrial revolution would eventually erode Salem's political importance, but it was a shocking...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Thomas Dunne BooksISBN-13:9780312540388ISBN-10:312540388UPC:9780312540388Book Category:History, True CrimeBook Subcategory:United States, MurderBook Topic:State & Local, 19th CenturySize:9.30 x 6.30 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.5013Product ID:SC9FSCGRB4
ROBERT BOOTH's guidebook Boston's Freedom Trail has been in print for twenty-five years and he has contributed to the anthology Salem: Place, Myth & Memory. He is curator emeritus of the Pickering House in Salem and serves on the boards of several history organizations. He lives in Marblehead, Massachusetts.
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