Deliberate evil : Nathaniel Hawthorne, Daniel Webster, and the 1830 murder of a Salem slave trader

Renehan, Edward 1956- (author.).

Summary: 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.

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ISBN: 9781641603386
ISBN: 1641603380
Physical Description: print
xiii, 238 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Publisher: Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, [2022]

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White, Joseph 1747 or 1748-1830 Death and burial
Webster, Daniel 1782-1852
Hawthorne, Nathaniel 1804-1864
Murder Massachusetts Salem History 19th century
Murder Investigation Massachusetts Salem History 19th century Sources
Hawthorne, Nathaniel 1804-1864
Webster, Daniel 1782-1852
White, Joseph 1747 or 1748-1830
Murder
Murder Investigation
Massachusetts Salem

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