New Lizzie Borden Book!! And it is a play!
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2015 9:33 am
I am pleased to announce the publication of By the Naked Pear Tree, the Trial of Lizzie Borden in Verse, by Michael Thomas Brimbau.
List Price: $12.00
6" x 9" (15.24 x 22.86 cm)
Black & White on White paper
170 pages
PearTree Press
The book is for sale now through these two outlets:
https://www.createspace.com/5562219
http://www.amazon.com/Naked-Pear-Tree-L ... 0990816125
THERE IS A BOOKSIGNING AT THE FALL RIVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY ON AUGUST 2, 2015.
And it's good! Really good!
Here is a description of the book:
By the Naked Pear Tree, a play in verse, was written in the spirit of Steve Allen’s unconventional television program, Meeting of the Minds.
Our satirical performance begins outside a New Bedford, Massachusetts court house. The year is 1893 and the trial of Lizzie Borden is about to begin. Dispatching his oration, the tragedian, Euripides, stands in the street preaching the merits of womanhood and relating the concerns he has for the outcome of the trial, and how it may corrupt the honor of the fabled heroines he has written about. Not long after we are introduced to Clarence Darrow—progressive attorney and respected member of the American Civil Liberties Union.
Hired by Euripides to allusively defend Lizzie Borden, Darrow invites his colleague and adversary, William Jennings Bryan, to a challenge, giving the dubious Bryan a chance to play prosecutor—to change the course of history, and help convict Lizzie Borden of the murder of her parents. In doing so, the two men agree to a friendly game of poker. Winner of the ensuing card game gets to decide the fate of the accused. But the outcome is not what one would expect, and those who tamper with history are left to reap the consequences.
List Price: $12.00
6" x 9" (15.24 x 22.86 cm)
Black & White on White paper
170 pages
PearTree Press
The book is for sale now through these two outlets:
https://www.createspace.com/5562219
http://www.amazon.com/Naked-Pear-Tree-L ... 0990816125
THERE IS A BOOKSIGNING AT THE FALL RIVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY ON AUGUST 2, 2015.
And it's good! Really good!
Here is a description of the book:
By the Naked Pear Tree, a play in verse, was written in the spirit of Steve Allen’s unconventional television program, Meeting of the Minds.
Our satirical performance begins outside a New Bedford, Massachusetts court house. The year is 1893 and the trial of Lizzie Borden is about to begin. Dispatching his oration, the tragedian, Euripides, stands in the street preaching the merits of womanhood and relating the concerns he has for the outcome of the trial, and how it may corrupt the honor of the fabled heroines he has written about. Not long after we are introduced to Clarence Darrow—progressive attorney and respected member of the American Civil Liberties Union.
Hired by Euripides to allusively defend Lizzie Borden, Darrow invites his colleague and adversary, William Jennings Bryan, to a challenge, giving the dubious Bryan a chance to play prosecutor—to change the course of history, and help convict Lizzie Borden of the murder of her parents. In doing so, the two men agree to a friendly game of poker. Winner of the ensuing card game gets to decide the fate of the accused. But the outcome is not what one would expect, and those who tamper with history are left to reap the consequences.
However, my spirit rose again when I found out via your thread titled, "Listen today, July 31, on your computer for a roundtable Lizzie Borden Discussion", that the show will be archived and will be available to view online after Monday. Kudos to you, Stefani. Thank you!!! 