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William Freeman Murder Trial: Insanity, Politics, and Race Andrew Arpey
William Freeman Murder Trial: Insanity, Politics, and Race
Andrew Arpey
In 1846, William Freeman, a young man of African and Native-American descent, stabbed to death four members of the white Van Nest family with no apparent motive, leading to the first insanity plea in New York State's history. This account reconstructs the crime, its context and implications.
224 pages, 5 b&w illustrations, bibliography, index
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | December 1, 2003 |
| ISBN13 | 9780815607915 |
| Publishers | Syracuse University Press |
| Pages | 191 |
| Dimensions | 160 × 232 × 22 mm · 526 g |
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