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First edition. |
| Description |
xvi, 330 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Summary |
Most readers know Salem only for the city's notorious witch trials. But years later it became a very different city, one that produced America's first millionaire (still one of history's 75 wealthiest men) and boasted a maritime trade that made it the country's richest city. Westward expansion and the industrial revolution would eventually erode Salem's political importance, but it was a shocking murder and the scandal that followed which led at last to its fall from national prominence. This book is the tale of a little-known but remarkably rich era of American history, drawing in characters such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, John Quincy Adams, and Daniel Webster. |
| Subject |
Salem (Mass.) -- History -- 19th century.
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Salem (Mass.) -- Economic conditions -- 19th century.
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Salem (Mass.) -- Biography.
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Murder -- Massachusetts -- Salem.
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Trials (Murder) -- Massachusetts -- Salem.
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| ISBN |
9780312540388: $26.99 |
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0312540388 |
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