02227cam a2200361 i 4500 1167028494 TxGeo 20240229120000.0 230519s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780393531527 hbk. 039353152X hbk. (OCoLC)1379265265 TxGeo rda Weisberg, Barbara, author. Strong passions : a scandalous divorce in old New York / Barbara Weisberg. First edition. New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2024] xiv, 320 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-297) and index. A perfect union -- Dissolution -- Attack -- Counterattack -- Endings, beginnings. "In 1862, Mary Strong stunned her husband Peter by confessing to a two-year affair with his brother. Peter sued Mary for divorce for adultery--the only grounds in New York--but not before she accused him of forcing her into an abortion and having his own affair with the abortionist. She then kidnapped their young daughter and disappeared. The divorce trial Strong v. Strong riveted the nation during the final throes and aftermath of the Civil War, offering a shocking glimpse into the private world of New York's powerful and privileged elite. Barbara Weisberg presents the chaotic courtroom and panoply of witnesses--governess, housekeeper, private detective, sisters-in-law, and many others--who provided contradictory and often salacious testimony"-- Provided by publisher. 20240314. Strong, Mary E Mary Emmeline 1833-1895. Strong, Peter R Peter Remsen 1823-1878. Divorce New York (State) New York History 19th century. Scandals New York (State) New York History 19th century. Trials (Adultery) New York (State) New York History 19th century. New York (N.Y) Social life and customs 19th century. QS5