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Trials of Intimacy: Love and Loss in the Beecher-Tilton Scandal
Published in Hardcover by University of Chicago Press (Trd) (November, 1999)
Author: Richard Wightman Fox
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Most Authoritative Book on the Scandal
Unlike most other books written on the Beecher-Tilton scandal, Trials of Intimacy doesn't assume that Rev. Beecher is guilty of adultery. Fox attempts to get at the truth of the scandal, rather than the myth. He demonstrates the possibility of Beecher's innocence as well as guilt. He skillfully presents not just both sides of the story, but every side of the story. He concludes, rightfully, that we may never know what actually happened.

Trials of Intimacy would make an ideal college text for a study of Victorian social life and mores. This book is a must read for anyone researching the scandal. The bibliography contains an excellent synopsis of the material available.

The only complaint I have to make is that Fox practically brands Victoria Woodhull a liar. He also wrote that Victoria Woodhull was the only person jailed in connection to the scandal. He forgot Victoria Woodhull's soon-to-be ex-husband, Col. James Harvey Blood, and Victoria's sister, Tennie C. Claflin. Both were arrested, along with Victoria Woodhull, approximately eight times in connection with the scandal. I doubt that Victoria, Tennie C., and Colonel Blood (who was married to my great-great-grandmother Isabell Blood) would've gone to jail eight times for something they knew was a lie. If Beecher was innocent, Theodore Tilton put one over on Victoria, Tennie C., Col. Blood, and the American people.

There are more "secrets" to be uncovered about the scandal, which Fox didn't mention--like the rape and the insanity case. His book, though, will put you hot on the trail that Beecher and Tilton tried to cover up 125 years ago. You can decide for yourself who is the arch-fiend in this debacle: Henry Ward Beecher, Theodore Tilton, or the media who covered the story with a vengeance.

A remarkable book
This book could be the basis for several studies all arising out of the facts of the then scandalous "affair" which is the subject matter of the book...it could be a sociological study, an historical study, a legal study, a psychological study, or even a study in communications...the author tries valiantly to do all of these things and for the most part succeeds...obviously, the lines of reasonable brevity have to be drawn somewhere....All in all this is a thoroughly fascinating account well described in its many facets. The only criticism I would have of this book is the authors use of a reverse chronology in organizing the material...being used to stories being told "from the beginning", the chosen sequence is a little disconcerting...given the many ramifications of the subject matter, however, I can certainly understand why the author chose to set out the events in the manner in which he did. An excellent study in the strange idiosyncracies of human and social nature!

Insightful, brilliant, and exceptionally well-written
Professor Fox does a fantastic job in this deeply introspective work of late nineteenth-century American culture, society, and religion. The Beecher-Tilton episode, now virtually forgotten, deserves retelling. With unusual deftness, Fox treats perpetually relevant questions regarding the nature of love and reworks them in this incredible story. Fox recounts the scandal in a refreshingly new perspective that captures the essence of American social, cultural, and religious life in the 1870s. A high-quality work in the historiography of American cultural history.


American Rebellion: Report of the Speeches of Henry Ward Beecher (Black Heritage Library Collection)
Published in Hardcover by Ayer Co Pub (June, 1964)
Author: Henry W. Beecher
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Beecher: A Novel
Published in Hardcover by E P Dutton (September, 1979)
Author: Dan McCall
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Christian non-resistance in all its important bearings, illustrated and defended, together with A discourse on Christian non-resistance in extreme cases, and Christian non-resistance defended against Rev. Henry Ward Beecher
Published in Unknown Binding by Garland Pub. ()
Author: Adin Ballou
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Evolution and Religion (The Works of Henry Ward Beecher, 1813-1887)
Published in Hardcover by Reprint Services Corp (November, 1989)
Author: Henry Ward Beecher
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Four American Party Leaders: Henry Ward Beecher Foundation Lectures, Amherst College
Published in Textbook Binding by Ayer Co Pub (June, 1967)
Author: Charles E. Merriam
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Henry Ward Beecher
Published in Hardcover by Ayer Co Pub (June, 2003)
Author: Lyman Abbott
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Henry Ward Beecher : An American Portrait
Published in Hardcover by Richard West (01 January, 1927)
Author: Paxton Hibben
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Henry Ward Beecher : Peripatetic Preacher
Published in Hardcover by Greenwood Publishing Group (March, 1990)
Author: Halford R. Ryan
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Henry Ward Beecher: Spokesman for a Middle-Class America
Published in Hardcover by Univ of Illinois Pr (Pro Ref) (October, 1978)
Author: Clifford E., Jr. Clark
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