
Clara at the Door with a Revolver
The Scandalous Black Suspect, the Exemplary White Son, and the Murder That Shocked Toronto
Carolyn Whitzman(Author)
University of British Columbia Press
Will be published approx. on 1. February 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-7748-9061-8 (ISBN)
Description
Gender, race, and politics in late-nineteenth-century Toronto swirl around this riveting true story of the murder of Frank Westwood and the controversial acquittal of the main suspect, Clara Ford - a cross-dressing Black single mother.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Vancouver
Canada
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
25 illus., 11 b&w photos, 3 maps,
Dimensions
Height: 208 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 36 mm
Weight
431 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7748-9061-8 (9780774890618)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Carolyn Whitzman
Content
Cast of Characters
Overture: Cakewalk
Act 1: The Parkdale Mystery
1 The Murderee
2 There's a Girl in It
3 Amateur Detectives
4 The Bad Hat
Act 2: Clara's Turn
5 From Whence She Came
6 Go West, Young Man
7 Bad Fences
8 Eight Hours
9 Monster
Act 3: A Great Trial - and Its Aftermath
10 The Forces of the Law
11 Witness for the Prosecution
12 The Performance of Her Life
13 Twelve Hungry Men
14 What Clara Did Next
Finale: Clara, Armed
Notes and Further Reading; Index