Parallel Lives: A Social History of Lizzie A. Borden and Her Fall River by Michael Martins


Parallel Lives: A Social History of Lizzie A. Borden and Her Fall River
Title : Parallel Lives: A Social History of Lizzie A. Borden and Her Fall River
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ISBN-10 : 9780096412481
Language : English
Format Type : Hardcover
Number of Pages : 1179
Publication : First published January 1, 2011

Parallel Lives: A Social History of Lizzie A. Borden and Her Fall River sheds new light on the life of Lizzie Andrew Borden and provides a unique, and previously neglected, look at the complex social history of Fall River, Massachusetts, during the nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries.

Painstakingly researched and written for the Fall River Historical Society by its curatorial staff,

Parallel Lives: A Social History of Lizzie A. Borden and Her Fall River Reviews

  • Stefani Koorey

    This is a FANTASTIC book! I am interested in not only Lizzie Borden, but all things Fall River, and this book has more than enough to satisfy both hungers. This is really the first biography of Lizzie Borden. There is loads of new information in it, including several never before seen photographs, letters, and other more personal items of Lizzie's. It is long and satisfying and I highly recommend it!

    You can read excerpts here:
    http://lizziebordenparallellives.com

  • David

    A truly incredible read. Lizzie Andrew Borden is such an iconic, fictionalized and mythic figure in American history. The book keeps removing layer upon layer of the lore to help us better understand the real LAB. Monumental, herculean scholarship went into the writing of this piece. Given the breath of material, one recommendation would be to break 1000 page book into three separate volumes: The History of Fall River, The Borden Murders and The Maplecroft Years. Hoping for additional materials from the authors. BRILLIANT BOOK!!!

  • Erika Mailman

    Comprehensive, thorough, extraordinary.
    I do wish that all the Lizzie pages could be extracted out into a separate volume. This is literally difficult to hold and read due to its size--but of course, well worth the discomfort! :)

  • Lori

    Thud! What an informative, impressive and completely well researched book. I feel I’ve read if not everything put out in regards to the Borden slayings and all things Lizzie, this book blows it all out of the water with the amount of information that is catalogued here. So very interesting.

    I enjoyed everything about this book, except the workout of sometimes holding it up :) Thank you so much for the work that has gone into this lovely book.

  • Penny

    Yes, I read all 1175 pages of this book. Everything you ever wanted to know about Fall River and it's society. Oh yes, Lizzie too... Great book!!!

  • Bonsai

    No I did not read all 1175 pages. But I did read all the Lizzie-pages, and those alone are worth the price.