Deliberate Evil : : Nathaniel Hawthorne, Daniel Webster, and the 1830 Murder of a Salem Slave Trader
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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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PUBLISHED
Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, [2022]
Year Published: 2022
Description: xiii, 238 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781641603386
1641603380
SUBJECTS
White, Joseph, -- 1747 or 1748-1830 -- Death and burial.
Webster, Daniel, -- 1782-1852.
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, -- 1804-1864.
Murder -- Salem -- History -- 19th century.
Murder -- History -- Salem -- 19th century -- Sources.