Professor Emerita of History and Women and Gender Studies at the University of Delaware Dr. Anne Boylan will discuss her groundbreaking new book “Votes for Delaware Women” during a hybrid in-person/online event at 5 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 10, at the.
February 24, 2021
Alex Tresniowski
“The Rope” recounts the story of the 1910 murder of 10-year-old Marie Smith in the tranquil seaside town of Asbury Park, N.J.
Alex Tresniowski will bring a discussion of his new thriller “The Rope: A True Story of Murder, Heroism and the Dawn of the NAACP” to the Lewes community at 5 p.m., Monday, March 1, presented by Lewes Public Library, Browseabout Books, and the Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice. Joining him in conversation is Dr. Marlene A. Saunders.
“The Rope” recounts the 1910 murder of 10-year-old Marie Smith in the tranquil seaside town of Asbury Park, N.J. Unable to find the culprit, town officials call upon the young manager of a New York detective agency for help. In rich detail, Tresniowski lays out the specifics of the investigation and the daring sting operation that caught the killer, while highlighting the sweeping national issues of the time – religious extremism, class struggle, the infa