Patricia Cline Cohen: 2 books
by Patricia Cline Cohen
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2010
In 1836, the murder of a young prostitute made headlines in New York City and around the country, inaugurating a sex-and-death sensationalism in news reporting that haunts us today. Patricia Cline Cohen goes behind these first lurid accounts to reconstruct the story of the mysterious victim, Helen...
A Calculating People
The Spread of Numeracy in Early America
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2016
Now back in print, A Calculating People reveals how numeracy profoundly shaped the character of society in the early republic and provides a wholly original perspective on the development of modern America.