The scandalous Hamiltons, Bill Shaffer
Type
Label
The scandalous Hamiltons, Bill Shaffer
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-293) and index
resource.biographical
collective biography
Illustrations
platesillustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The scandalous Hamiltons
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1336491689
Responsibility statement
Bill Shaffer
Summary
A sordid tale of bigamy, bribery, sex, and violence, set in the Gilded Age, explores the ill-fated saga of Ray, an Alexander Hamilton heir, and his wife, a con artist who tricked him into marriage using an abandoned infant, and who went to prison for stabbing their baby's nurse
Table Of Contents
Introduction -- In the woman's power -- A woman's ready dagger -- A villainous conspiracy -- Mr. Hamilton's plight -- Mrs. Hamilton weeps -- Mrs. Eva Hamilton's story -- Mann or Hamilton? -- Mr. Hamilton's fate -- Eva begins her fight -- Eva at the frontlights -- Mrs. Gaul's queer goings-on -- Sequel to tragedy -- Let him be forgotten -- Epilogue