{"product_id":"a-notorious-woman-anne-royall-in-jacksonian-america-hardcover","title":"A Notorious Woman: Anne Royall in Jacksonian America - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElizabeth J. Clapp\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring her long career as a public figure in Jacksonian America, Anne Royall was called everything from an \"enemy of religion\" to a \"Jackson man\" to a \"common scold.\" In her search for the source of such strong reactions, Elizabeth Clapp has uncovered the story of a widely read woman of letters who asserted her right to a political voice without regard to her gender.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWidowed and in need of a livelihood following a disastrous lawsuit over her husband's will, Royall decided to earn her living through writing--first as a travel writer, journeying through America to research and sell her books, and later as a journalist and editor. Her language and forcefully expressed opinions provoked people at least as much as did her inflammatory behavior and aggressive marketing tactics. An ardent defender of American liberties, she attacked the agents of evangelical revivals, the Bank of the United States, and corruption in government. Her positions were frequently extreme, directly challenging the would-be shapers of the early republic's religious and political culture. She made many enemies, but because she also attracted many supporters, she was not easily silenced. The definitive account of a passionate voice when America was inventing itself, \u003ci\u003eA Notorious Woman\u003c\/i\u003e re-creates a fascinating stage on which women's roles, evangelical hegemony, and political involvement were all contested.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElizabeth J. Clapp is Senior Lecturer in American History at the University of Leicester and the author of \u003ci\u003eMothers of All Children: Women Reformers and the Rise of Juvenile Courts in Progressive Era America.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.2 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 09, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757803438368,"sku":"9780813938363","price":81.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/33b113378b055bb8853f7c20581b3f59.webp?v=1780112175","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-notorious-woman-anne-royall-in-jacksonian-america-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}