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Unwise Passions : A True Story of a Remarkable Woman -- and the First Great Scandal of Eighteenth-Century America
Unwise Passions A True Story of a Remarkable Woman and the First Great Scandal of EighteenthCentury America
Author: Alan Pell Crawford
In the spring of 1793, eighteen-year-old Nancy Randolph, the fetching daughter of one of the greatest of the great Virginia tobacco planters, was accused, along with her brother-in-law, of killing her newborn infant. Once one of the loveliest and most sought-after young women in Virginia society, she was immediately denounced as a ruined Jezebel...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780743264679
ISBN-10: 0743264673
Publication Date: 2/8/2005
Pages: 336
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3.3 stars, based on 23 ratings
Publisher: Simon Schuster
Book Type: Paperback
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 reviewed Unwise Passions : A True Story of a Remarkable Woman -- and the First Great Scandal of Eighteenth-Century America on + 5 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
Gets completely sidetracked in the middle. Kind of a snore.
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i dont read a lot of history,but the main character in this book got my attention on the outline i read.if i hadnt needed sleep,i would have read it in one sitting.i wish i had more like it.i cant say enough about it.even a non-history buff would enjoy the saga of nancy.5 stars!
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Really liked this book. A good political overview of the Jeffersonian era, lots of detail, and a nice scandal. It is written with a light touch.


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