{"product_id":"fall-river-outrage-david-richard-kasserman-9780812212228","title":"Fall River Outrage: Life, Murder, and Justice in Early Industrial New England","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFall River Outrage\u003c\/i\u003e recounts one of the most sensational and widely reported murder cases in early nineteenth-century America. When, in 1832, a pregnant mill worker was found hanged, the investigation implicated a prominent Methodist minister. Fearing adverse publicity, both the industrialists of Fall River and the New England Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church engaged in energetic campaigns to obtain a favorable verdict. It was also one of the earliest attempts by American lawyers to prove their client innocent by assassinating the moral character of the female victim. \u003ci\u003eFall River Outrage\u003c\/i\u003e provides insight in American social, legal, and labor history as well as women's studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Richard Kasserman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0812212223\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812212228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Pennsylvania Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/1986\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.08h x 6.08w x 0.73d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/1986","brand":"David Richard Kasserman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926350823679,"sku":"9780812212228","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_6303cfcc-7529-474a-805e-ab70d60f734f.jpg?v=1681082589","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fall-river-outrage-david-richard-kasserman-9780812212228","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}