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Free Love: The Story of a Great American Scandal
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A 19th-century scandal with layers upon layers of intrigue, now laid bare in its entirety. This is the completely true story of an affair that rocked the nation, from the small town to the White House. Engaging in modern themes of progressivism and free love, this is endlessly captivating as Robert Shaplen peels back the layers.
A wry, instructive, and hugely entertaining account of “one of the most sensational trials in American history” (New York Times Book Review).
On the night of July 3, 1870, Elizabeth Tilton confessed to her husband that she’d had an affair with their pastor, Henry Ward Beecher. This secret would soon transfix America, for Beecher was the most famous preacher of the day, founder of the most fashionable church in Brooklyn Heights, a presidential hopeful, an influential supporter of Abolition, a...
On the night of July 3, 1870, Elizabeth Tilton confessed to her husband that she’d had an affair with their pastor, Henry Ward Beecher. This secret would soon transfix America, for Beecher was the most famous preacher of the day, founder of the most fashionable church in Brooklyn Heights, a presidential hopeful, an influential supporter of Abolition, a...
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