"The Sewing Girl's Tale" by John Wood Sweet; Henry Holt (384 pages, $29.99) On the evening of Aug. 25, 1793, Lanah Sawyer, a 17-year-old seamstress, was out walking in Lower Manhattan when she was ...
What he really wanted was to spend Thanksgiving with his family. What he got was three days with the turkey.
On the evening of Aug. 25, 1793, Lanah Sawyer, a 17-year-old seamstress, was out walking in Lower Manhattan when she was accosted by men who catcalled and frightened her, begins the true story ...