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Author Sweet, John Wood, 1966- author.

Title The sewing girl's tale : a story of crime and consequences in Revolutionary America / John Wood Sweet.

Edition First edition.
Publication Info. New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2022.
©2022
1 hold on first copy returned of 3 copies
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b2426289~S1
Location Call No. Status
 95th Street Adult Nonfiction  345.7302532 SWE    AVAILABLE
 Naper Blvd. Adult Nonfiction  345.7302532 SWE    AVAILABLE
 Nichols Adult Nonfiction  345.7302532 SWE    AVAILABLE
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Description 365 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Prologue -- Rescue -- Mother Carey -- Daylight -- The rake -- The plot -- Gatekeepers -- Prosecutrix -- Closing arguments -- Outrage -- Seduction -- Recovery -- Epilogue.
Summary "A riveting historical drama that tells the story of the first rape trial on record in American history and the fault lines of class privilege and gender bias that it exposed, showing how much has changed over two centuries and how much has not"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Bedlow, Henry, 1767-1838 -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Sawyer, Lanah, approximately 1776-
Trials (Rape) -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 18th century.
Rape -- Social aspects -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 18th century.
ISBN 9781250761965 (hc)
1250761964 (hc)
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