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Death of an Empire: The Rise and Murderous Fall of Salem, America's Richest City
Death of an Empire The Rise and Murderous Fall of Salem America's Richest City
Author: Robert Booth
Most readers know Salem only for the city's notorious witch trials. But years later it became a very different city, one that produced America's first millionaire (still one of history's 75 wealthiest men) and boasted a maritime trade that made it the country's richest city. Westward expansion and the industrial revolution would ...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780312540388
ISBN-10: 0312540388
Publication Date: 6/21/2011
Pages: 320
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Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Book Type: Hardcover
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