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5.0 out of 5 stars
Reads like a novel,
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This review is from: Dangerous to Know: Women, Crime, and Notoriety in the Early Republic (Hardcover)
This is an utterly fascinating tale of two women of the early 19th century--one, Ann Carson, a small businesswoman who attempted to kidnap the governor of Pennsylvania in a desperate effort to save her lover from execution; and the other, Mary Clarke, a writer and editor who saw an opportunity to capitalize on Carson's notoriety by ghost-writing her memoirs. Neither of these women was typical, but Branson's account illuminates not only their extraordinary individual lives but also the general situation of women in the early 19th century. Branson's writing, while scholarly, is so vivid and engaging--and the tale so dramatic--that you'll almost forget you're reading nonfiction.
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Dangerous to Know: Women, Crime, and Notoriety in the Early Republic by Susan Branson (Hardcover - August 1, 2008)
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