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Availability:In StockContributor:Robert WilhelmTheme:Cultural Region/New EnglandPublish date:7/31/2017Pages:146
Languages:EnglishPublisher:History Press Library EditionsISBN-13:9781540217233ISBN-10:154021723XUPC:9781540217233Book Category:History, Photography, True CrimeBook Subcategory:United States, Subjects & ThemesBook Topic:State & Local, RegionalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.368Product ID:SCDEEVAG8R
Victorian Boston was more than just stately brownstones and elite society that graced neighborhoods like Beacon Hill. As the population grew, the city developed a seedy underbelly just below its surface. Illegal saloons, prostitution and sports gambling challenged the image of the Puritan City. Daughters of the Boston Brahmins posed for nude photographs. The grandson of President John Adams was roped into an elaborate confidence game. Reverend William Downs, a local Baptist pastor, was caught in bed with a married parishioner. Author Robert Wilhelm reveals the sinful history behind Boston's Victorian grandeur.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:History Press Library EditionsISBN-13:9781540217233ISBN-10:154021723XUPC:9781540217233Book Category:History, Photography, True CrimeBook Subcategory:United States, Subjects & ThemesBook Topic:State & Local, RegionalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.368Product ID:SCDEEVAG8R
Wilhelm, Robert: - Robert Wilhelm is the author of Murder and Mayhem in Essex County (The History Press), a history of capital crimes in Essex County, Massachusetts, from the 1600s to the turn of the twentieth century, and The Bloody Century (Night Stick Press), a compilation of true tales of murder in nineteenth-century America. He blogs about historical true crime at Murder by Gaslight (www.murderbygaslight.com) and The National Night Stick (www.night-stick.com). Robert lives a fine, upstanding life in the city of Boston, Massachusetts.
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