The scandalous Hamiltons / Bill Shaffer.
A sordid tale of bigamy, bribery, sex, and violence, set in the Gilded Age, explores the ill-fated saga of Ray, an Alexander Hamilton heir, and his wife, a con artist who tricked him into marriage using an abandoned infant, and who went to prison for stabbing their baby's nurse.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780806542256
- ISBN: 080654225X
- Physical Description: viii, 312 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York, NY : Citadel Press, Kensington Publishing Corp., [2022]
Content descriptions
General Note: | "A Gilded Age grifter, a Founding Father's disgraced descendant, and a trial at the dawn of tabloid journalism" -- Cover. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-293) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- In the woman's power -- A woman's ready dagger -- A villainous conspiracy -- Mr. Hamilton's plight -- Mrs. Hamilton weeps -- Mrs. Eva Hamilton's story -- Mann or Hamilton? -- Mr. Hamilton's fate -- Eva begins her fight -- Eva at the frontlights -- Mrs. Gaul's queer goings-on -- Sequel to tragedy -- Let him be forgotten -- Epilogue. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Albright Memorial Library | 974.7 SHAFFER (Text) | 50686016218989 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Guthrie Memorial Library: Hanover's Public Library | Adults 974.7 SHA Nonfiction (Text)
Bookplate:
Plated 2022: In Honor of Judy Bolin
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34007002471600 | Adult Area | Available | - |
Kreutz Creek Valley Library | Adults Hamilton Biography (Text) | 34261000619716 | Adult Area | Available | - |
New Castle Public Library | 974.7 Shaffer (Text) | 31902005466271 | NWCM Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Easton Main Library | 974.7 S525s (Text) | 31901004631711 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |