{"product_id":"the-sinners-all-bow-two-authors-one-murder-and-the-real-hester-prynne-paperback","title":"The Sinners All Bow: Two Authors, One Murder, and the Real Hester Prynne - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKate Winkler Dawson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcclaimed journalist, podcaster, and crime historian Kate Winkler Dawson tells the chilling true story of a young woman whose scandalous life was rumored to be Nathaniel Hawthorne's inspiration for \u003ci\u003eThe Scarlet Letter--\u003c\/i\u003eand whose shocking death inspired the first true-crime book published in America.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn a cold winter day in 1832, Sarah Cornell was found hanging in a barn, four months pregnant, after a disgraceful liaison with a charismatic Methodist minister, Reverend Ephraim Avery. Some (Avery's lawyers) claimed her death was suicide...but others weren't so sure. Determined to uncover the real story, intrepid Victorian writer Catharine Williams threw herself into the investigation and wrote what many claim is the first American true-crime narrative, \u003ci\u003eFall River\u003c\/i\u003e. The case and Williams' book became a sensation--one that divided the country and inspired Nathaniel Hawthorne's \u003ci\u003eThe Scarlet Letter\u003c\/i\u003e. But the reverend was not convicted, and questions linger to this day about what really led to Sarah Cornell's death. Until now. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Sinners All Bow, \u003c\/i\u003eacclaimed true-crime historian Kate Winkler Dawson travels back in time to 19th century small town America, emboldened to finish the work Williams started nearly two centuries before. Using modern investigative advancements--such as \"forensic knot analysis\" to determine cause of death, the prosecutor's notes from 1833, and criminal profiling which was invented 55 years later with Jack the Ripper--Dawson fills in the gaps of Williams' research to find the truth. Along the way she also examines how society decides who is the \"right kind\" of crime victim and how America's long history of religious evangelism may have clouded the facts both in the 1830s and today. Ultimately, \u003ci\u003eThe Sinners All Bow \u003c\/i\u003ebrings justice to an unsettling mystery that speaks to our past as well as our present, anchored by three women who subverted the script they were given.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKate Winkler Dawson\u003c\/b\u003e is a seasoned documentary producer, podcaster, and true-crime historian whose work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, WCBS News and ABC News Radio, \u003ci\u003ePBS NewsHour\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNightline\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the creator of two hit podcasts: \u003ci\u003eTenfold More Wicked\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWicked Words\u003c\/i\u003e, and the cohost of the \u003ci\u003eBuried Bones\u003c\/i\u003e podcast on the Exactly Right network. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Sherlock\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDeath in the Air, All That Is Wicked, \u003c\/i\u003eand is a professor of journalism at The University of Texas at Austin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 14, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44442314506291,"sku":"9780593949115","price":83.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0693\/2191\/6467\/files\/bfOAgO-mmX9780593949115.webp?v=1782743833","url":"https:\/\/thereadinghousebookcompany.com\/products\/the-sinners-all-bow-two-authors-one-murder-and-the-real-hester-prynne-paperback","provider":"The Reading House Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}