The Hanging of Betsey Reed: A Wabash River Tragedy on the Illinois Frontier

Ben Kelsheimer

ISBN 10: 1439237115 / ISBN 13: 9781439237113

Verlag: Booksurge Publishing, 2009

In 1845, twenty thousand people gathered to witness the hanging of Elizabeth Betsey Reed. A resident of the Palestine area, she was convicted of murdering her husband by serving him a cup of sassafras tea laced with arsenic. She became the first and only woman ever to be hanged in the State of Illinois. Despised by the mob and considered a witch by many, she rode to the gallows sitting atop her coffin, singing hymns of praise. Was she a murderess or a victim of her own reputation? Based on actual events, The Hanging of Betsey Reed is a tale of treachery and deceit on the Illinois frontier. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers CIN1439237115VG

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In 1845, twenty thousand people gathered to witness the hanging of Elizabeth ?Betsey? Reed. A resident of the Palestine area, she was convicted of murdering her husband by serving him a cup of sassafras tea laced with arsenic. She became the first and only woman ever to be hanged in the State of Illinois. Despised by the mob and considered a witch by many, she rode to the gallows sitting atop her coffin, singing hymns of praise. Was she a murderess or a victim of her own reputation? Based on actual events, The Hanging of Betsey Reed is a tale of treachery and deceit on the Illinois frontier.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Hanging of Betsey Reed: A Wabash River ...
Verlag: Booksurge Publishing
Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
Einband: Paperback
Illustrator: Kelsheimer, Ben
Zustand: Very Good