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Free Love: The Story of a Great American Scandal
Robert Shaplen
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Publisher
McNally Editions
Date
April 16, 2024
History
Non-Fiction
A wry account of one of the most sensational trials in American history.
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It’s fun to view this much older affair through the lens of Shaplen’s durable midcentury elegance—looking back in time twice.
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Shaplen delves intriguingly into the era of a swiftly changing, new-money, reform-minded New York City ... An utterly engaging historical excavation of a passion play both farcical and resounding.
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Shaplen’s eye for detail creates a vision of sweaty, prurient absurdity in postbellum America. This enthralls.
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