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California State University - Bakersfield - WINTER 2011 | ||
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The Burning of Bridget Cleary: A True Story (Reprint Edition) by Angela Bourke Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2001 ISBN-10: 0-14-100202-6 / 0141002026 ISBN-13: 978-0-14-100202-6 / 9780141002026 In 1895, Bridget Cleary, a strong-minded and independent young woman, disappeared from her house in rural Tipperary. At first her family claimed she had been taken by fairies-but then her badly burned body was found in a shallow grave. Bridget's husband, father, aunt, and four cousins were arrested |