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Deliberate evil : Nathaniel Hawthorne, Daniel Webster, and the 1830 murder of a Salem slave trader
Renehan, Edward, 1956-2022
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The 1830 murder of wealthy slaver Joseph White shook all of Salem, Massachusetts. Soon the crime drew national attention when it was discovered that two of the conspirators came from Salem's influential Crowninshield family: a clan of millionaire shipowners, cabinet secretaries, and congressmen. A prosecution team led by famed Massachusetts senator Daniel Webster made the case even more newsworthy. Meanwhile, young Salem native Nathaniel Hawthorne who knew several of the accused observed and wrote. Here, using source materials not available previously, Edward J. Renehan Jr. provides a riveting narrative of the cold-blooded murder, intense investigations, scandal-strewn trials, and grim executions that dominated headlines nearly two-hundred years ago.
Main title:
Deliberate evil : Nathaniel Hawthorne, Daniel Webster, and the 1830 murder of a Salem slave trader / by Edward J. Renehan Jr.
Author:
Imprint:
Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, 2022.©2022.
Collation:
xiii, 238 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm. 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-230) and index.Includes index and bibliographic references.
Contents:
PrologueOld Salem by moonlightAn inconvenient apparitionWharves and declineA melancholy process of decayGreat the pain this monster must be inMurder as one of the fine artsThe Knapps of SalemThe Crowinshields of SalemVigilanceA damned eternal fortuneForever stained with blood, blood, bloodIn the hands of an angry godJoseph Knapp Jr.'s confession as transcribed by Henry ColmanThe fiend has robbed justice of its victimAn elaborate game of chessBlack DanA murder of no ordinary characterThe cry of the people is for bloodRefuting the truthThe conclusion of Webster's summation in the first trial: "Suicide is confession"A contagion of unexampled popular frenzyFranklin Dexter's summation at the second trialDaniel Webster's summation at the second trialThe execution of Frank KnappEmphatically encompassed by a sea of bloodShe must be the very devilThe complaint of the human heartGhostsAppendix: The last will and testament of Captain Joseph White.
ISBN:
9781641609043 (paperback)
Dewey class:
364.1523
Language:
English
Subject:
Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864White, Joseph, 1747 or 1748-1830 -- Death and burialMurder -- Investigation -- Massachusetts -- Salem -- History -- 19th century -- SourcesMurder -- Massachusetts -- Salem -- History -- 19th centuryMurder -- Investigation -- Massachusetts -- Salem -- History -- 19th century
BRN:
526295
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Marys | Nonfiction | 364.1523 DEL | Onloan - Due: 12 Jun 2025 |