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The great New Orleans kidnapping case : race, law, and justice in the reconstruction era / Michael A. Ross.

Author Ross, Michael A. (Michael Anthony)

Imprint2014

Note: ContentA kidnapping in the back of town -- Detective John Baptiste Jourdain and his world -- A trace of the missing child? -- A knock at the Digbys' door -- The arrest of the alleged accessories -- The woman in the seaside hat -- The recorder's court -- A highly unusual proceeding -- Unveiling the mystery -- The case "that excited all New Orleans".

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Ross, Michael A. (Michael Anthony)
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Kidnapping -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Case studies.
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New Orleans (La.) -- Race relations.
New Orleans (La.) -- History -- 19th century.