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Shaffer, Bill.
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Hamilton, Robert Ray, Mrs. (Evangeline Steele)
Hamilton, Robert Ray, 1851-1890.
Married people -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
Trials (Assault and battery) -- New York (State)
Scandals -- New York (State) -- New York.
Deception -- New York (State) -- New York.
Tabloid newspapers -- New York (State) -- New York.
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1898-1951 -- Biography.
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Shaffer, Bill.
Hamilton, Robert Ray, Mrs. (Evangeline Steele)
Hamilton, Robert Ray, 1851-1890.
Married people -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
Trials (Assault and battery) -- New York (State)
Scandals -- New York (State) -- New York.
Deception -- New York (State) -- New York.
Tabloid newspapers -- New York (State) -- New York.
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1898-1951 -- Biography.
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The scandalous Hamiltons / Bill Shaffer.
by
Shaffer, Bill.
Citadel Press, Kensington Publishing Corp., 2022.
Call #:
974.71041 S525s
Subjects
Hamilton, Robert Ray, Mrs. (Evangeline Steele)
Hamilton, Robert Ray, 1851-1890.
Married people
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New
York
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State
)
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New
York
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Biography.
Trials (Assault and battery)
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New
York
(
State
)
Scandals
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New
York
(
State
)
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New
York
.
Deception
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New
York
(
State
)
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New
York
.
Tabloid newspapers
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New
York
(
State
)
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New
York
.
New
York
(N.Y.)
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History
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1898-1951
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Biography.
ISBN:
9780806542256 (hc)
Description:
viii, 312 p., 8 unnumbered p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes:
"A Gilded Age grifter, a Founding Father's disgraced descendant, and a trial at the dawn of tabloid journalism"
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Cover.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-293) and index.
Summary:
"It’s a story almost too tawdry to be true
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a con woman prostitute who met the descendant of a Founding Father in a brothel, duped him into marriage using an infant purchased from a baby farm, then went to prison for stabbing the couple’s baby nurse
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all while in a common-law marriage with another man. The scandal surrounding Evangeline and Robert Ray Hamilton, though little known today, was one of the sensations of the Gilded Age, a sordid, gripping tale involving bigamy, bribery, sex, and violence. When the salacious Hamilton story emerged during Eva’s trial for the August 1889 stabbing, it commanded unprecedented national and international newspaper coverage thanks to the telegraph and the recently founded Associated Press. For the
New
York
dailies, eager to capture readers through provocative headlines, Ray and Eva were a godsend. As lurid details emerged, the public’s fascination grew
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how did a man of Hamilton’s stature become entangled with such an adventuress? Nellie Bly, the world-famous investigative reporter, finagled an exclusive interview with Eva after her conviction. Hamilton’s death under mysterious circumstances, a year after the stabbing, added to the intrigue. Through personal correspondence, court records, and sensational newspaper accounts, The Scandalous Hamiltons explores not only the full, riveting saga of ill-fated Ray and Eva, but the rise of tabloid journalism and celebrity in a story that is both a fascinating slice of pop culture history and a timeless tale of ambition, greed, and obsession."--Publisher.
Genre:
True crime.
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