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Author Collins, Paul, 1969- author

Title Blood & ivy : the 1849 murder that scandalized Harvard / Paul Collins

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LOCATION CALL NO. STATUS
 Bangor Pub. Lib. Stacks  364.1523.C6957b    AVAILABLE  
 Maine State Lib. Stacks  OFFSITE 364.1523 C712b 2018    AVAILABLE  
 UMLAW Stacks  HV6534.B6 C65 2018    AVAILABLE  
Edition First edition
Phys Descr xix, 347 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Note Includes bibliographical references (pgs. 325-335) and index
Summary Traces the scandalous murder of a Harvard Medical School graduate and the ensuing trial that riveted mid-nineteenth-century America, exploring how the case established important precedents in medical forensics and the definition of reasonable doubt
Subject Parkman, George, 1790-1849
Webster, John White, 1793-1850
Harvard University -- History -- 19th century
Harvard University -- History -- 19th century
Murder -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Case studies
Alt Title Blood and ivy
OCLC # 1005106031
ISBN # 9780393245165
0393245160