Historical Interest in The Events
As noted in the Bibliography section below, Wilfred Bisson (1989) and Nancy Lusignan Schultz (2000, 2002) have both published historical accounts of the period in question. It should be noted that there is seemingly less interest in Rebecca Reed's account and the ensuing events at Charlestown than in Maria Monk's later account, which has undergone successive reprintings since 1836. Reed's account has received no such detailed analysis other than Bisson and Schultz (below).
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