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Scandal at Bizarre: Rumor and Reputation in Jefferson's America

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Availability:In StockContributor:Cynthia a. Kierner, Palgrave Palgrave MacMillan (Prepared by)Publish date:2024-05-23Pages:256
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Virginia PressISBN-13:9780813952147ISBN-10:081395214XUPC:9780813952147Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United StatesBook Topic:19th CenturySize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.58 inchesWeight:0.8818Product ID:SCXD3ZKV7K

In the early 1790s Richard Randolph was accused of fathering a child by his sister-in-law, Nancy, and murdering the baby shortly after its birth. Rumors about the incident, which occurred during a visit to the plantation of close family friends, spread like wildfire. Randolph found himself on trial for the crime largely because of the public outrage fueled by these rumors. The rest of the household suffered too, and only Nancy, who later married the esteemed New York statesman Gouverneur Morris, would find any degree of happiness. A tale of family passion, betrayal, and deception, Scandal at Bizarre is a fascinating historical portrait of the social and political realities of a world long vanished.


Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Virginia PressISBN-13:9780813952147ISBN-10:081395214XUPC:9780813952147Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United StatesBook Topic:19th CenturySize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.58 inchesWeight:0.8818Product ID:SCXD3ZKV7K
Publisher: University of Virginia Press

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