Trials of Intimacy: Love and Loss in the Beecher-Tilton Scandal

by Richard Wightman Fox

Book Overview

The nation's leading minister stands accused of adultery. He vehemently denies the charge but confesses to being on "the ragged edge of despair." His alleged lover is a woman of mystical faith, nearly "Catholic" in her piety. Her husband, a famous writer, sues the minister for damages. A six-month trial ends inconclusively, but it holds the nation in thrall. It produces gripping drama, scathing cartoons, and soul-searching editorials. Trials of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226259382
• ISBN13: 9780226259383
• Release Date: November 1999
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 426 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.2"