The Murder of Helen Jewett: The Life and Death of a Prostitute in Nineteenth-Century New York
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780307773210 (0307773213)
Publish date: November 17th 2010
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 512
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Biography,
History,
Literature,
American,
Mystery,
American History,
19th Century,
Crime,
True Crime,
Womens
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