Duel with the devil : the true story of how Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr teamed up to take on America's first sensational murder mystery / Paul Collins.
Edition:
First paperback edition.
Publisher:
Broadway Booksan imprint of the Crown Publishing Group,
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-279) and index.
Contents:
The great sickness -- A boardinghouse by candlelight -- The young Quaker -- The black veil -- The mystery in the meadow -- Some person or persons as yet unknown -- The glooms of conscious night -- Whatever is boldly asserted -- A perfect monster -- The silent sleigh -- The American phenomena -- By the hollow stair -- The color of a horse in the night -- Asleep, seemingly -- The devil's advocate -- Look upon the prisoner -- The catchpenny contrivance -- Every mark of a villain -- Duel at dawn -- A complicated evil.
Summary:
Looks at how bitter rivals Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr joined forces to represent Levi Weeks, who was accused of murdering Gulielma "Elma" Sands, and how their work influenced murder trials in the United States.
Indexed by:
Library Journal, May 2013 Pub Weekly, April 2013 Booklist, May 2013 Library Journal Pub Weekly Booklist
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