Alice + Freda forever : a murder in Memphis
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Author
Contributors
Klann, Sally, illustrator.
Published
San Francisco, CA : Pulp, an imprint of Zest Books, [2014].
ISBN
9781936976607, 1936976609
Physical Desc
223 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Fox Point - Adult Non-Fiction | 306.7663 COE | On Shelf |
Lincoln - Adult Non-Fiction | 306.7663 Coe | On Shelf |
North Providence - Adult Non-Fiction (2nd floor) | 306.7663 C672 | On Shelf |
Providence Public - Level 1 Book Stacks | 306.7663 C672a | On Shelf |
Westerly - Non-Fiction (2nd Floor-Reference Room) | 306.7663 C | On Shelf |
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Published
San Francisco, CA : Pulp, an imprint of Zest Books, [2014].
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
9781936976607, 1936976609
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-199) and index.
Description
"In 1892, America was obsessed with a teenage murderess, but it wasn't her crime that shocked the nation--it was her motivation. Nineteen-year-old Alice Mitchell had planned to pass as a man in order to marry her seventeen-year-old fiancée Freda Ward, but when their love letters were discovered, they were forbidden from ever speaking again. Freda adjusted to this fate with an ease that stunned a heartbroken Alice. Her desperation grew with each unanswered letter--and her father's razor soon went missing. On January 25, Alice publicly slashed her ex-fiancée's throat. Her same-sex love was deemed insane by her father that very night, and medical experts agreed: This was a dangerous and incurable perversion. As the courtroom was expanded to accommodate national interest, Alice spent months in jail--including the night that three of her fellow prisoners were lynched (an event which captured the attention of journalist and civil rights activist Ida B. Wells). After a jury of "the finest men in Memphis" declared Alice insane, she was remanded to an asylum, where she died under mysterious circumstances just a few years later. Alice + Freda Forever recounts this tragic, real-life love story with over 100 illustrated love letters, maps, artifacts, historical documents, newspaper articles, courtroom proceedings, and intimate, domestic scenes--painting a vivid picture of a sadly familiar world."--Publisher's website.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Coe, A., & Klann, S. (2014). Alice + Freda forever: a murder in Memphis . Pulp, an imprint of Zest Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Coe, Alexis and Sally, Klann. 2014. Alice + Freda Forever: A Murder in Memphis. Pulp, an imprint of Zest Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Coe, Alexis and Sally, Klann. Alice + Freda Forever: A Murder in Memphis Pulp, an imprint of Zest Books, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Coe, Alexis,, and Sally Klann. Alice + Freda Forever: A Murder in Memphis Pulp, an imprint of Zest Books, 2014.
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