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The Murder of Helen Jewett

The Murder of Helen Jewett( )
Author: Cohen, Patricia Cline
ISBN:978-0-679-74075-9
Publication Date:Jun 1999
Publisher:Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Imprint:Vintage
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $18.95
Book Description:

In 1836, the murder of a young prostitute made headlines in New York City and around the country, inaugurating a sex-and-death sensationalism in news reporting that haunts us today. Patricia Cline Cohen goes behind these first lurid accounts to reconstruct the story of the mysterious victim, Helen Jewett. From her beginnings as a servant girl in Maine, Helen Jewett refashioned herself, using four successive aliases, into a highly paid courtesan. She invented life stories...
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Book Details
Pages:512
Detailed Subjects: True Crime / Murder / General
Social Science / Prostitution & Sex Trade
Law / Legal History
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.187 x 8.19 x 1.014 Inches
Book Weight:1.065 Pounds



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