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George Wythe was Thomas Jefferson's mentor and friend, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, chief justice of the Virginia Supreme Court - and a victim of lethal poisoning. His murder and the trial of his nephew for the killing caused a sensation.
In I Am Murdered: George Wythe, Thomas Jefferson, and the Killing That Shocked a New Nation, respected historian Bruce Chadwick probes the darker secrets of Richmond, Virginia, and the period - including autopsies, early 19th-century forensics, race relations, and the law - to offer a compelling look at early American society.
Complete with a satisfying account of Wythe's ultimate revenge and a poignant depiction of his deep and abiding friendship with Jefferson, I Am Murdered is part American tragedy, part CSI circa 1806, and all intriguing examination of the unjust death of a Founding Father.
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- By Bruce Chadwick
- The story of America's very first "trial of the century," George Wythe's murder
- 288 pages
- Hardcover
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Fascinating story of the poisoning of George Wythe in 1806.
This book contains a great deal about the lack of knowledge doctors had of arsenic poisoning. The murderer got off,
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Worth the purchase.
This is a story about George Wythe, that i have, but the book goes into great detail. I'm glad I bought this book and look forward to reading again.
