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The Devil Himself

A Tale of Honor, Insanity, and the Birth of Modern America

Paperback Engels 2016 9780190210786
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Nicholas Dukes and Captain Adam Nutt were two men with much in common. Both were prominent members of Pennsylvanian society in the 1880s, both had studied law under the same mentor, and both shared an intimate connection to the beautiful Lizzie Nutt: Dukes was her debonair fiancé, Nutt her doting father. Yet Dukes soured on Lizzie during their engagement and resolved to rid himself of his betrothed. He penned a scandalous letter to Captain Nutt accusing Lizzie of sexual transgressions with no fewer than seven suitors, himself included. Such were her charms of seduction, Dukes claimed, that she "would disarm the devil himself." Nutt was not one to suffer lightly an affront to his family. He fired back, "I have always held that when a man invades the sanctity of a home, he takes his life in his hands, and under this code, I shall act."

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ISBN13:9780190210786
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Paperback
Aantal pagina's:336
Uitgever:OUP USA
Thema:
3ML 18e eeuw, ca. 1700 tot ca. 1799
3MN 19e eeuw, ca. 1800 tot ca. 1899

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