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Author Name: HOFFMANN, Charles and Tess
Title: BROTHERLY LOVE - Murder and the Politics of Prejudice in Nineteenth Century Rhode Island
Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: Nr Fine
Jacket Condition: Nr Fine
Edition: First Edition
Size: 8vo
Publisher: Amherst University of Massachusetts Press 1993
ISBN Number: 0870238523 / 9780870238529
Seller ID: 50100
xvii+184pp, illustrations in text. On new Years Eve in 1843, Rhode island texile manufacturer Amasa Sprague was shot and beaten to death. Within two days, three Irish immigrant brothers - Nicholas, John, and William Gordon - were arrested and charged with murder. A graphic reconstruction of the crime, the social background of antagonism towards the Irish-Catholic immigrants, the trial and fate of those accused - one being hanged. The theory is also put forward that the victim's brother may have been involved, his motive being to take over the family business. An unusual and notorious case. Bibliography and Index.
True Crime Criminology Murder Forensic Homicide Americana American History
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