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The Fall of the House of Walworth: A Tale of Madness and Murder in Gilded Age America
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Griffin
Publication date August 16, 2011
Pages 337
Binding Paperback
Edition Reprint
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780312577148
ISBN-10 0312577141
Dimensions 1 by 5.50 by 8.50 in.
Weight 0.70 lbs.
Original list price $22.99
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The Walworth family was the very symbol of virtue and distinction for decades, rising to prominence as part of the splendor of New York's aristocracy. When Frank Walworth travels to New York to "settle a family difficulty" by shooting his father at point blank range, his family must reveal their inner demons in a spectacular trial to save him from execution. The resulting testimony exposes a legacy of mania and abuse, and the stately reputation of the family crumbles in a Gothic drama which the New York Tribune called "sensational to the last degree."

The Fall of the House of Walworth gives us both the intimate history of a family torn apart by violent obsessions, and a rich portrait of the American social worlds in which they moved. In the tradition of Edith Wharton, this is a riveting true story which "rival[s] the most extravagant Gothic novels of the day" (The Chicago Tribune).



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Reprint edition from Griffin (August 16, 2011)
9780312577148 | details & prices | 337 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $22.99
About: The Walworth family was the very symbol of virtue and distinction for decades, rising to prominence as part of the splendor of New York's aristocracy.
Miscellaneous
from Henry Holt & Co (July 20, 2010)
9781429989626 | details & prices | 352 pages | List price $14.99

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