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Death of an Empire - The Rise and Murderous Fall of Salem, America's Richest City (Hardcover) Loot Price: R805
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Death of an Empire - The Rise and Murderous Fall of Salem, America's Richest City (Hardcover): Robert Booth

Death of an Empire - The Rise and Murderous Fall of Salem, America's Richest City (Hardcover)

Robert Booth

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Most readers know Salem only for the city's notorious witch trials. But years later it became a very different city, one that produced America's first millionaire (still one of history's 75 wealthiest men) and boasted a maritime trade that made it the country's richest city. Westward expansion and the industrial revolution would eventually erode Salem's political importance, but it was a shocking murder and the scandal that followed which led at last to its fall from national prominence.

"Death of an Empire "is a finely-written tale of a little-known but remarkably rich era of American history, drawing in characters such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, John Quincy Adams, and Daniel Webster.

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Imprint: Thomas Dunne Books
Country of origin: United States
Release date: August 2011
First published: August 2011
Authors: Robert Booth
Dimensions: 235 x 156 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 978-0-312-54038-8
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Local history
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Local history
LSN: 0-312-54038-8
Barcode: 9780312540388

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