Author: Cohen, Patricia Cline,
Title: The Murder of Helen Jewett: the life and death of a prostitute in 19th century New York.
Description: NY, Knopf, 1998. VG in VG DJ ex-library. In 1836 the murder of a young prostitute made headlines in NYC & around the country inaugurating a sex-and-death sensationalism. in news reporting that haunts us today. Behind the headlines to reconstruct the story of the mysterious victim Helen Jewett who began as a servant girl in Maine. Library markings.

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