Deliberate Evil

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"This is true crime at its most enthralling—prepare to be transported.” —Terri Cheney, New York Times bestselling author of ManicThe 1830 murder of wealthy slaver Joseph White shoo k all of Salem, Massachusetts. Soon the crime drew national attention when it was discovered that two of the conspirators came from Salem’s influential Crowninshield family: a clan of millionaire shipowners, cabinet secretaries, and congressmen.A prosecution team led by famed Massachusetts senator Daniel Webster made the case even more newsworthy. Meanwhile, young Salem native Nathaniel Hawthorne—who knew several of the accused—observed and wrote. Show more