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The Fall of the House of Walworth: A Tale of Madness and Murder in Gilded Age America - O'Brien, Geoffrey
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The Walworth family was the very symbol of virtue and distinction for decades, rising to prominence as part of the splendor of New York's aristocracy. When Frank Walworth travels to New York to "settle a family difficulty" by shooting his father at point blank range, his family must reveal their inner demons in a spectacular trial to save him from execution. The resulting testimony exposes a legacy of mania and abuse, and the stately reputation of the family crumbles in a Gothic drama which the New York Tribune called ...

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The Fall of the House of Walworth: A Tale of Madness and Murder in Gilded Age America 2011, St. Martin's Griffin, New York

ISBN-13: 9780312577148

Trade paperback

The Fall of the House of Walworth: A Tale of Madness and Murder in Gilded Age America 2010, Henry Holt & Company, New York, NY

ISBN-13: 9780805081152

Hardcover