Arsenic and Clam Chowder
Author | : James D. Livingston |
Publisher | : State University of New York Press |
Total Pages | : 235 |
Release | : 2012-02-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781438431802 |
ISBN-13 | : 1438431805 |
Rating | : 4/5 (805 Downloads) |
Download or read book Arsenic and Clam Chowder written by James D. Livingston and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts the sensational 1896 murder trial of Mary Alice Livingston, who was accused of murdering her mother with an arsenic-laced pail of clam chowder and faced the possibility of becoming the first woman to be executed in New York's new-fangled electric chair.