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Author Renehan, Edward, 1956- author.

Title Deliberate evil : Nathaniel Hawthorne, Daniel Webster, and the 1830 murder of a Salem slave trader / Edward J. Renehan, Jr.

Publication Info. Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, [2022]

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 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  364.1523 RENEHAN    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  364.1523 REN    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  364.1523 REN    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - New Materials  364.1523 RENEHAN    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  364.1523 RENEHAN    Check Shelf
 Wethersfield Public Library - Non Fiction  364.1523 RENEHAN c.32514  Check Shelf
Description xiii, 238 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Subject 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. (OCoLC)fst00030387
Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852. (OCoLC)fst00052144
White, Joseph, 1747 or 1748-1830. (OCoLC)fst01857866
Murder. (OCoLC)fst01029781
Murder -- Investigation. (OCoLC)fst01029788
Massachusetts -- Salem. (OCoLC)fst01205839
Chronological Term 1800-1899
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Sources. (OCoLC)fst01423900
Added Title Nathaniel Hawthorne, Daniel Webster, and the 1830 murder of a Salem slave trader
ISBN 9781641603386 (hardcover)
1641603380 (hardcover)
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