The scandalous Hamiltons

Bill Shaffer
Book - 2022

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.

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Main Author: Shaffer, Bill (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Citadel Press, Kensington Publishing Corp., [2022]
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500 |a "A Gilded Age grifter, a Founding Father's disgraced descendant, and a trial at the dawn of tabloid journalism" -- Cover. 
505 0 |a 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. 
520 |a 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. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-293) and index. 
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650 0 |a Trials (Assault and battery)  |z New York (State) 
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650 0 |a Deception  |z New York (State)  |z New York. 
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