The Trial of Lizzie Borden by Cara Robertson

The Trial of Lizzie Borden by Cara Robertson

WINNER OF THE NEW ENGLAND SOCIETY BOOK AWARD

In Cara Robertson's "enthralling" book, The Trial of Lizzie Borden, "the reader is to serve as judge and jury" (The New York Times). Based on twenty years of research and recently unearthed evidence, this true crime narrative of the Lizzie Borden murder trial and legal history is the "definitive account to date of one of America's most notorious and enduring murder mysteries" (Publishers Weekly, starred review).

When Andrew and Abby Borden were brutally hacked to death in Fall River, Massachusetts, in August 1892, the arrest of the couple's younger daughter Lizzie turned the case into international news and her murder trial into a spectacle unparalleled in American history. Reporters flocked to the scene. Well-known columnists took up conspicuous seats in the courtroom. The defendant was relentlessly scrutinized for signs of guilt or innocence. Everyone--rich and poor, suffragists and social conservatives, legal scholars, and laypeople--had an opinion about Lizzie Borden's guilt or innocence. Was she a cold-blooded murderess or an unjustly persecuted lady? Did she or didn't she?

An essential piece of American mythology, the popular fascination with the Borden murders has endured for more than one hundred years. Told and retold in every conceivable genre, the murders have secured a place in the American pantheon of mythic horror. In contrast, "Cara Robertson presents the story with the thoroughness one expects from an attorney...Fans of crime novels will love it" (Kirkus Reviews). Based on transcripts of the Borden legal proceedings, contemporary newspaper accounts, unpublished local accounts, and recently unearthed letters from Lizzie herself, The Trial of Lizzie Borden is "a fast-paced, page-turning read" (Booklist, starred review) that offers a window into Gilded Age America. This "remarkable" (Bustle) book "should be at the top of your reading list" (PopSugar).

In 1990, as a Harvard freshman, Cara Robertson began investigating the Borden case. She graduated from Stanford Law School with a JD and a doctorate from the University of Oxford. She clerked at the United States Supreme Court, worked as a legal counsel for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in The Hague, and contributed to a variety of publications. The National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Humanities Center, of which she is a Trustee, have both funded her scholarship. Her debut novel, The Trial of Lizzie Borden, won the New England Society Book Award in 2020.

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ISBN 13	9781501168376
ISBN 10	1501168371
Title	The Trial of Lizzie Borden
Author	Cara Robertson
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Simon & Schuster
Year published	2019-03-12
Number of pages	400
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.