Clara at the Door with a Revolver
The Scandalous Black Suspect, the Exemplary White Son, and the Murder That Shocked Toronto
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