The notorious Elizabeth Tuttle : marriage, murder, and madness in the family of Jonathan Edwards
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Book
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The notorious Elizabeth Tuttle : marriage, murder, and madness in the family of Jonathan Edwards
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ISBN:
9780814723722
Publication Information:
New York : New York University Press, ©2012.
Physical Description:
xiii, 257 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
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Contents:
Introduction -- Prologue -- Hardy Puritan pioneers -- Three struggling patriarchs -- A brutal murder -- A criminal lunatic -- A messy divorce -- The inheritance -- Blood will tell -- Conclusion.
Summary:
In this compelling and meticulously researched work of micro-history, Ava Chamberlain unearths a fuller history of Elizabeth Tuttle. It is a violent and tragic story in which anxious patriarchs struggle to govern their households, unruly women disobey their husbands, mental illness tears families apart, and loved ones die sudden deaths.
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