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Free Love: The Story of a Great American Scandal (McNally Editions)
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Author:
Robert Shaplen, Louis Menand
Publisher:
McNally Editions
Date:
April 16, 2024
A wry account of one of the most sensational trials in American history.
What The Reviewers Say
It’s fun to view this much older affair through the lens of Shaplen’s durable midcentury elegance—looking back in time twice..
Shaplen delves intriguingly into the era of a swiftly changing, new-money, reform-minded New York City.
Shaplen’s eye for detail creates a vision of sweaty, prurient absurdity in postbellum America. This enthralls..
