The Witch of New York: The Trials of Polly Bodine and the Cursed Birth of Tabloid Justice

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This fascinating book tells the true story of the first woman put on trial for first-degree murder in the age of tabloid media. Set in 1840s New York, with appearances by Edgar Allan Poe, Walt Whitman (both newspapermen of the time), Horace Greeley, and P.T. Barnum, it is a revealing look at how notorious women were, and are, portrayed as “witches.” (hardcover, 2024)

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