Cover of Lizzie Borden (New England Remembers)

Lizzie Borden (New England Remembers)

Lizzie Borden took an axe. Or did she? Chaney looks behind the myth at one of the most grisly and controversial murders in New England history.

Audience
adult
Length
short · 82 pages

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