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"I am murdered" George Wythe, Thomas Jefferson, and the killing that shocked a new nation
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Names |
Chadwick, Bruce.
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Book Number |
DB070874
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Title Status |
Active
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Medium |
Digital Book
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Download Link |
Downloadable talking book.
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Annotation |
Chronicles the deathbed accusation of George Wythe, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and a mentor to Thomas Jefferson, who alleged that his grandnephew George Wythe Sweeney had poisoned him. Historian Chadwick researches the trial, Virginia social conditions, forensics, and laws prohibiting slave testimony. 2009.
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Local Subject |
Current Events / Contemporary Issues - CON
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Social Needs and Problems - CONP
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Adult Book - AD
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Adult Non-Fiction - AN
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Biography & Autobiography - BIO
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Crime & True Detective - CRI
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General Non-Fiction - GNF
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History, United States - HUS
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History - HST
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Short Book - SH
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Audience Notes |
A
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LC Subject |
Criminal investigation - Virginia - Richmond - History - 19th century - Case studies
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Murder - Virginia - Richmond - History - 19th century - Case studies
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Poisoning - Virginia - Richmond - History - 19th century - Case studies
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Richmond (Va.) - History - 19th century
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Call Number |
364.1523092 ANF
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Language |
English
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Released |
2009
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Publication Info |
Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, the Library of Congress, 2009
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Original Publication |
Recorded from: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2009. 9780470185513
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