Fire & roses : the burning of the Charlestown convent, 1834 / Nancy Lusignan Schultz.
In the midst of a deadly heat wave during the summer of 1834, a woman clawed her way over the wall of a Roman Catholic convent near Boston, Massachusetts and escaped to the home of a neighbor, pleading for protection. When the bishop, Benedict Fenwick, persuaded her to return, rumors began swirling...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Free Press,
[2000]
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| Summary: | In the midst of a deadly heat wave during the summer of 1834, a woman clawed her way over the wall of a Roman Catholic convent near Boston, Massachusetts and escaped to the home of a neighbor, pleading for protection. When the bishop, Benedict Fenwick, persuaded her to return, rumors began swirling through the Yankee community and the press that she was being held at the convent against her will, and had even been murdered. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 317 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-304) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0684856859 9780684856858 |