The Three Graces of Raymond Street [electronic resource] : murder, madness, sex, and politics in 1870s Brooklyn / Robert E. Murphy.

"A compelling story about three murders in Brooklyn between 1872 and 1873 and the young women charged with the crimes. Between January 1872 and September 1873, the city of Brooklyn was gripped by accounts of three murders allegedly committed by young women: a factory girl shot her employer and seduc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Murphy, Robert E. (Robert Emmet), 1949-
Language:English
Published: Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, [2015]
Series:Excelsior editions
Subjects:
Murder > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century.
Women murderers > New York (State) > New York > Biography.
Female offenders > New York (State) > New York > Biography.
Insanity defense > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century.
Sex role > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century.
Women > Legal status, laws, etc. > New York > History > 19th century.
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) > Biography.
New York (N.Y.) > Biography.
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) > Social conditions > 19th century.
New York (N.Y.) > Social conditions > 19th century.
Genre:
Biography.
Online Access:
EBSCO eBooks: 2015 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2015 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:
The Three Graces of Raymond Street: Murder, Madness, Sex, and Politics in 1870s Brooklyn
Format: Electronic eBook

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EBSCO eBooks: 2015 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2015 (EBSCO)