The sewing girl's tale a story of crime and consequences in Revolutionary America
Summer, 1793. A crime was committed in the back room of a New York brothel-- the kind of crime that even victims usually kept secret. Instead, seventeen-year-old seamstress Lanah Sawyer charged a gentleman with rape. Her accusation sparked a raw courtroom drama and a relentless struggle for vindicat...
| Main Author: | Sweet, John Wood, 1966- (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Henry Holt and Company,
2022.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Prologue
- Rescue
- Mother Carey
- Daylight
- The rake
- The pilot
- Gatekeepers
- The Prosecutrix
- Closing arguments
- Outrage
- Seduction
- Recovery
- Epilogue.