Brotherly Love: Murder and the Politics of Prejudice in Nineteenth-Century Rhode Island by Hoffmann, Charles

Brotherly Love: Murder and the Politics of Prejudice in Nineteenth-Century Rhode Island

On New Year's Eve in 1843, Rhode Island textile manufacturer Amasa Sprague was shot and beaten to...
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Author: Charles Hoffmann
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Brotherly Love: Murder and the Politics of Prejudice in Nineteenth-Century Rhode Island by Hoffmann, Charles

Brotherly Love: Murder and the Politics of Prejudice in Nineteenth-Century Rhode Island

BD$64.11

Brotherly Love: Murder and the Politics of Prejudice in Nineteenth-Century Rhode Island

BD$64.11
Author: Charles Hoffmann
Format: Paperback
Language: English
On New Year's Eve in 1843, Rhode Island textile manufacturer Amasa Sprague was shot and beaten to death. Within two days, three Irish immigrant brothers were arrested, charged with murder, and eventually brought to trial.

Brotherly Love is a graphic reconstruction of the crime, its social and economic background, and the subsequent trials. The story reveals the antagonism between native-born Yankees, who commanded great power, and the growing number of Irish Catholic immigrants, most of whom worked in the textile mills. Indeed, the economic, political, and religious dimensions of the conflict are all evident in the trials.

The authors argue persuasively that the Gordons were victims of bigotry and circumstantial evidence, serving as convenient scapegoats to appease a community outraged over the murder of its wealthiest citizen. In telling the story of this notorious case, Brotherly Love reveals the politics of prejudice in nineteenth-century New England as played out in community and courtroom.

Author: Charles Hoffmann, Tess Hoffmann
Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
Published: 10/09/1998
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 9.04h x 6.04w x 0.62d
ISBN: 9781558491632

About the Author
Charles Hoffman, who died in 1997, was professor of English at the University of Rhode Island. Tess Hoffman, who died in 1994, was professor of English at Rhode Island College.


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