1/4: Strong Passions: A Scandalous Divorce in Old New York by Barbara Weisberg (Author)
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🗓️ 2 March 2024
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1/4: Strong Passions: A Scandalous Divorce in Old New York by Barbara Weisberg (Author)
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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. She then asks us to be the jury, deciding each spouse’s guilt and the possibility of a just resolution
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| 0:31.8 | It is 1851 New York, New York Society. A young man, Peter, meets a young woman, |
| 0:39.4 | marry, and therein lies the tale. The book is strong passions, a scandalous divorce in old New York. |
| 0:48.0 | Barbara Wiesburg is the author. I welcome her and congratulate and say at the same time Peter meets Mary seems a |
| 0:56.2 | perfect match. We will follow both. These are children of very prominent families. Mary is a |
| 1:05.0 | Stephen's. Peter is a strong. We'll follow Mary first because of her father, John Austin Stevens, is a prominent banker in 1851. |
| 1:18.4 | Peter meets her in 1851. He's enamored by 1852 and they're married by 1853. What do we need to know about Mary's |
| 1:27.0 | family? Good evening to you Barbara. |
| 1:29.0 | Good evening, John. It's lovely to be here. Thank you. Mary's family. They are exceedingly |
| 1:39.0 | well to do. They are prominent New Yorkers. |
| 1:44.0 | Her father is in fact one of the leading bankers in the country. |
| 1:49.0 | They are a very cosmopolitan family. |
| 1:53.1 | They live right in the heart of New York. |
| 1:56.7 | But there are some things about them |
| 1:58.3 | that feel very 19th century. |
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