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In 1869 America Was Recovering From The Devastation Of The Civil War. But A Love Story And Its Violent Outcome In New York Upstaged All Else In Newspapers Across The Country. Abby Sage, A Beautiful Actress, Suffered Through And Finally Escaped From An Abusive Marriage When Her Jealous Ex-husband Murdered Her Alleged Lover - Acclaimed Civil War Journalist Albert Deane Richardson In The Lobby Of The New York Tribune. The Ensuing Trial Captivated The Imagination Of America And Began A Fiery Debate About The Sanctity Of Marriage And The Rights Of Women. Lost Love Brings This Celebrated But Forgotten Case To Life. With The Eye Of A Journalist And The Heart Of A Novelist, George Cooper Weaves Newspaper Accounts, Trial Transcripts, Period Illustrations, And Letters Written By The Lovers Into An Irresistible Narrative. The Story Sweeps From The War-torn South To The New Western Frontier, From Small-town New England To The Drawing Rooms Of New York's Aristocracy. Cooper Also Introduces Us To Some Of The Most Notable Figures Of The Day - Horace Greeley, Edwin Booth, And Henry Ward Beecher Among Them - For Abby And Albert's Lives And The Tragedy Of Their Love Touched People Far And Wide. Lost

Author
George Cooper
Publisher
New York: Vintage Books
Published
1995
Language
EN
ISBN
9781557786265
Subjects
Social Science, Law, History
Rating
3.25 / 5 (21 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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