Walk Towards the Gallows The Tragedy of Hilda Blake, Hanged 1899 |
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| Author:
| Kramer, Reinhold
Mitchell, Tom |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-541686-2 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2001 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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In 1899, Hilda Blake, a domestic servant in Winnipeg, shot her pregnant employer. Cain's Daughter offers a fascinating, well-written account of this extraordinary legal and historical event, Along the way, the book skillfully illuminates social and political life in turn of the century Canada.
In 1899, Hilda Blake, a domestic servant in Winnipeg, shot her pregnant employer. Cain's Daughter offers a fascinating, well-written account of this extraordinary legal and historical event, Along the way, the book skillfully illuminates social and political life in turn of the century Canada.