The Trials of a Scold

A well-researched and passionate biography of Anne Royall, one of America's firstfemale muckrakers, who was convicted as a 'common scold' in 1829 in one of the most bizarre trials in US history.

"A fascinating account that reads like a novel" -Ron Rash, New York Times bestselling author of Serena and Above the Waterfall.Anne Royall was an American original. Her tenacity earned her the first presidential interview ever granted to a woman, but she acquired enemies for her scathing denouncement of the increasingly blurry lines between church and state. Royall's pioneering role as a chronicler, publisher, muckraker, and social commentator brought to light the timeless issues that still define the great American experience: religion and politics.