Americans in Württemberg Scandal, 1888, by Jonathan Ned Katz

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This four-part entry, based on Jonathan Ned Katz's original research, details a scandal that erupted in Württemberg, Germany, in 1888, involving its king and three American men, Richard Mason Jackson, Charles Woodcock, and Donald Hendry. This remarkable story is vividly told based on documents representing three opposed viewpoints: (1) that of the popular American press; (2) the report of German detectives approved by the first chancellor of the modern German Empire, Otto von Bismarck; and (3) the perspective of Woodcock and Hendry, in a novel titled A Lady in Waiting. Last edit: March 11, 2022.

1800s

1900-1920

Alexander, Karl Friedrich

Jackson, Richard

Woodcock, Charles

Hepworth, George Hughes

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