A rape in the early republic : gender and legal culture in an 1806 Virginia trial /

Smyth, Alexander,

A rape in the early republic : gender and legal culture in an 1806 Virginia trial / Alexander Smyth ; Edited and with an introduction by Randal L. Hall. - Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, (c)2017. - 1 online resource. - New directions in southern history .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Front cover; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; The Invitation to Publish; The Testimony; The Argument to the Jury; The Sentencing; Appendix A; Appendix B; Discussion Ideas for the Classroom; Suggested Reading; Index.



9780813169545 9780813169538


Hanson, Sidney--Trials, litigation, etc.
Deskins, John--Trials, litigation, etc.


Trials (Rape)--Virginia--Tazewell County.


Electronic Books.

KF223 / .R374 2017