Bathsheba Spooner A Revolutionary Murder Conspiracy |
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| Author:
| Noone, Andrew |
| ISBN: | 978-0-578-83542-6 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2021 |
| Publisher: | Andrew Noone
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $12.99 |
Book Description:
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Bathsheba Spooner, daughter of infamous Massachusetts Loyalist Timothy Ruggles, conspired with two British POWs and her teenage American soldier/lover to kill her Patriot husband. All four were hanged in Worcester July 2, 1778. Spooner, five months pregnant, was the first woman executed in the new nation.
Bathsheba Spooner, daughter of infamous Massachusetts Loyalist Timothy Ruggles, conspired with two British POWs and her teenage American soldier/lover to kill her Patriot husband. All four were hanged in Worcester July 2, 1778. Spooner, five months pregnant, was the first woman executed in the new nation.