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The Scandalous Hamiltons

A Gilded Age Grifter, a Founding Father's Disgraced Descendant and a Trial at the Dawn of Tabloid Journalism

ISBN-13: 9780806542256

Author(s): Bill Shaffer

Subjects: Biography, DNB

Publisher: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE GROUP

Publisher Imprint: Citadel

Publication Date: 28-07-2022

Format: Hardback

Availability: In stock

£24.99

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About the book

It's a story almost too tawdry to be true - a con woman prostitute who met the descendant of a Founding Father in a brothel, duped him into marriage using an infant purchased from a baby farm, then went to prison for stabbing the couple s baby nurse - all while in a common-law marriage with another man. The scandal surrounding Evangeline and Robert Ray Hamilton was one of the sensations of the Gilded Age, a sordid, gripping tale involving bigamy, bribery, sex, and violence. Here the story is told through personal correspondence, court records, and sensational newspaper accounts.

The Scandalous Hamiltons

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