Scandal at Bizarre

In the early 1790s Richard Randolph was accused of fathering achild by his sister-in-law, Nancy, and murdering the baby shortly after its birth.Rumors about the incident, which occurred during a visit to the plantation of closefamily friends, spread like wildfire. Randolph found himself on trial for the crimelargely because of the public outrage fueled by these rumors. The rest of thehousehold suffered too, and only Nancy, who later married the esteemed New Yorkstatesman Gouverneur Morris, would find any degree of happiness. A tale of familypassion, betrayal, and deception, Scandal at Bizarre is a fascinating historicalportrait of the social and political realities of a world longvanished.