Nineteenth Century Mail-Order Bride SCAMS, Part 4
Nineteenth Century Mail-Order Bride SCAMS, Part 4. In 1865 (34 years earlier than Franks’ scheme), a similar incidence in New England didn’t get quite so far but caused quite a stir. The writer of this newspaper article as a great deal of wit and cynicism, editorializing more than a little about the circumstances wherein young […]
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I write frequent posts about all things Nineteenth Century Americana, especially elements of interest to readers of Sweet Romance set against the back drop of the Old West. I love history, and enjoy s
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