The trial of Lizzie Borden

"[The author] explores the stories Lizzie Borden's culture wanted and expected to hear and how those stories influenced the debate inside and outside of the courtroom. Based on transcripts of the Borden legal proceedings, contemporary newspaper accounts, unpublished local accounts, and . . . unearthed letters from Lizzie herself, [the book] offers a window onto America in the Gilded Age, showcasing its . . . convictions and . . . social anxieties"--Amazon.