Dangerous to Know: Women, Crime, and Notoriety in the Early Republic
- ISBN-10
- 0812201426
- ISBN-13
- 9780812201420
- Series
- Dangerous to Know
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 200
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-03-26
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Author
- Susan Branson
Description
In 1823, the History of the Celebrated Mrs. Ann Carson rattled Philadelphia society and became one of the most scandalous, and eagerly read, memoirs of the age. This tale of a woman who tried to rescue her lover from the gallows and attempted to kidnap the governor of Pennsylvania tantalized its audience with illicit love, betrayal, and murder. Carson's ghostwriter, Mary Clarke, was no less daring. Clarke pursued dangerous associations and wrote scandalous exposés based on her own and others' experiences. She immersed herself in the world of criminals and disreputable actors, using her acquaintance with this demimonde to shape a career as a sensationalist writer. In Dangerous to Know, Susan Branson follows the fascinating lives of Ann Carson and Mary Clarke, offering an engaging study of gender and class in the early nineteenth century. According to Branson, episodes in both women's lives illustrate their struggles within a society that constrained women's activities and ambitions. She argues that both women simultaneously tried to conform to and manipulate the dominant sexual, economic, and social ideologies of the time. In their own lives and through their writing, the pair challenged conventions prescribed by these ideologies to further their own ends and redefine what was possible for women in early American public life.
Get the book
Other editions
-
- 2011-08-10
- 200 pages
- Paperback
- University of Pennsylvania Press
-
- 2016-03-29
- 380 pages
- Paperback
- Text Publishing
Similar books
-
Dangerous to Know
By CHLOE. ESPOSITO*Pre-order now - the explosive third book in the Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know trilogy featuring Alvie Knightly** Praise for Mad and Bad: 'The must-have beach read this summer' Telegraph 'Sizzlingly glamorous' Guardian 'A fast-paced tale ...
-
Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know
By Samira AhmedDiscover New York Times bestseller Samira Ahmed’s romantic, sweeping adventure through the streets of Paris told in alternating narratives that bridge centuries, continents, and the lives of two young Muslim women fighting to write their ...
-
Dangerous to Know
By Barbara Taylor BradfordCould such an upstanding man have had enemies? As in all of her previous bestsellers, Barbara Taylor Bradford engages you from the very first page in this startling new novel.
-
Mad, Bad, Dangerous to Know: The Fathers of Wilde, Yeats and Joyce
By Colm TóibínFrom the multiple award-winning author of The Master and Brooklyn, an illuminating look at Irish culture, history, and literature through the lives of the fathers of three of Ireland’s greatest writers—Oscar Wilde's father, William ...
-
Dangerous to Know: A Novel of Suspense
By Tasha Alexander“I had no reason to think I was in any danger. Nothing's happened to suggest our garden is unsafe. And you know how Sebastian likes to follow me. It was completely innocuous.” “This time, maybe. But how do we know someone else isn't ...
-
And Dangerous to Know
By Darcie WildeWhen the ladies of the ton of Regency London need discreet assistance, they turn to Rosalind Thorne—in these mysteries inspired by the novels of Jane Austen .
-
Dangerous to Know
By K.T. Davies"After Breed, a thief assassin of small renown is chased by a dragon, tricked by a demon, almost killed by a psychopathic gang boss, and hunted by a ferocious spider, life really takes a turn for the worse.
-
Dangerous to Know & Love
By Jane Harvey-berrickDaniel Colton struggles to be known for more than having a brother who's the local drug dealer. He's starting college, hoping to have a new start. But when he meets music student Lisanne, he craves her world--a world he can never have.
-
Mad Bad and Dangerous to Know Exp/Air/ROI Reissue
By Ranulph FiennesAnd now the extraordinary life story of the world's greatest living explorer is re-published to celebrate his 75th birthday, with two new chapters to bring his story up to date - telling of more mountains climbed, including his ascent to ...
-
Dangerous to Know
By Katy MoranA modern-day love story for the festival-going generation.