The Trial of Emma Cunningham: Murder and Scandal in the Victorian Era

by Brian Jenkins

 The alleged 1857 murder of a wealthy Bond Street dentist by Emma Cunningham, a mature widow he was believed to be sexually involved with, served to distract many New Yorkers from the deepening national crisis over slavery in the United States. Public anxieties seemed well founded--domestic murders committed by women were believed to be increasing sharply, jeopardizing society's patriarchal structure. The penny press created public demand...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476679835
• ISBN13: 9781476679839
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 235 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher