Deliberate evil, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Daniel Webster, and the 1830 murder of a Salem slave trader, Edward J. Renehan, Jr
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Deliberate evil, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Daniel Webster, and the 1830 murder of a Salem slave trader, Edward J. Renehan, Jr
Language
eng
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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illustrations
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index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Deliberate evil
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bibliography
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1240209923
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Edward J. Renehan, Jr
Sub title
Nathaniel Hawthorne, Daniel Webster, and the 1830 murder of a Salem slave trader
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
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adult
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Nathaniel Hawthorne, Daniel Webster, and the 1830 murder of a Salem slave trader
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- TRUE CRIME / Murder / General
- History
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864
- HISTORY / United States / State & Local / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
- Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
- White, Joseph, 1747 or 1748-1830 -- Death and burial
- Sources
- TRUE CRIME / Historical
- Murder + Investigation -- Massachusetts -- Salem -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
- Murder -- Massachusetts -- Salem -- History -- 19th century
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- Subject10
- TRUE CRIME / Murder / General
- History
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864
- HISTORY / United States / State & Local / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
- Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
- White, Joseph, 1747 or 1748-1830 -- Death and burial
- Sources
- TRUE CRIME / Historical
- Murder + Investigation -- Massachusetts -- Salem -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
- Murder -- Massachusetts -- Salem -- History -- 19th century
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- Author1
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