Death of an Empire: The Rise and Murderous Fall of Salem, America's Richest City

by Robert Booth

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Most readers know Salem only for the city's notorious witch trials. But years later it became a very different city, one that produced America's first millionaire (still one of history's 75 wealthiest men) and boasted a maritime trade that made it the country's richest city. Westward expansion and the industrial revolution would eventually erode Salem's political importance, but it was a shocking murder and the scandal that followed which led at last to its fall from national prominence.
  • ISBN10 1429990260
  • ISBN13 9781429990264
  • Publish Date 16 August 2011
  • Publish Status Active
  • Imprint Thomas Dunne Books
  • Format eBook
  • Language English