The Trials of a Scold
Author | : Jeff Biggers |
Publisher | : Thomas Dunne Books |
Total Pages | : 273 |
Release | : 2017-11-07 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781250065124 |
ISBN-13 | : 1250065127 |
Rating | : 4/5 (24 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Trials of a Scold written by Jeff Biggers and published by Thomas Dunne Books. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A portrait of one of America's first female muckrakers, who was convicted in a bizarre 1829 trial as a "common scold," describes the tenacity that earned her the first presidential interview ever granted to a woman.