{"product_id":"1860-beardsley-divorce-case","title":"1860 BEARDSLEY DIVORCE CASE. Sensationalized Reporting of New York Elite Infidelity Scandal, \u0026c.","description":"\u003cp\u003eA fascinating example of 19th-century sensational journalism, chronicling the sensational marital breakdown of Alfred and Mary Elizabeth Beardsley. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe text is classic \"De Witt,\" The publisher specialized in cheap, sensational paperbound literature, dime novels, popular songsters, and sensationalized trial transcripts. The claims of including \"all the evidence suppressed by the daily papers,\" capitalize on 19th century anti-censorship concerns and the near-voyeuristic public demand for \u003cem\u003eall\u003c\/em\u003e the juicy, unedited details.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA fascinating snapshot of antebellum legal practices surrounding divorce, societal gender roles, double standards regarding marital fidelity, and the rise of commercialized yellow journalism feeding America's growing appetite for true crime and domestic drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReport of the Beardsley Divorce Case, Containing the Full and Unabridged Testimony of All the Witnesses, Together with All the Evidence Suppressed by the Daily Papers. New York. Robert M. De Witt. 1860. 83pp.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGood - to fair in later buckram binding, wraps integrated, though tender. Otherewise text solid with some staining to the foredge of the text block as shown. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Specs Fine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51303448281124,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/specsfinebooks.com\/products\/1860-beardsley-divorce-case","provider":"Specs Fine Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}