Hannah Mary Tabbs and the disembodied torso : a tale of race, sex, and violence in America
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New York : Oxford University Press, [2016].
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220 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
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Prescott Valley Public Library - Nonfiction Books
364.1523 GRO
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Published
New York : Oxford University Press, [2016].
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Book - Regular Print
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-211) and index.
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Shortly after a dismembered torso was discovered by a pond outside Philadelphia in 1887, investigators homed in on two suspects: Hannah Mary Tabbs, a married, working-class, black woman, and George Wilson, a former neighbor whom Tabbs implicated after her arrest. As details surrounding the shocking case emerged, both the crime and ensuing trial brought otherwise taboo subjects such as illicit sex, adultery, and domestic violence in the black community to public attention. At the same time, the mixed race of the victim and one of his assailants exacerbated anxieties over the purity of whiteness in the post-Reconstruction era.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Gross, K. N. (2016). Hannah Mary Tabbs and the disembodied torso: a tale of race, sex, and violence in America . Oxford University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Gross, Kali N., 1972-. 2016. Hannah Mary Tabbs and the Disembodied Torso: A Tale of Race, Sex, and Violence in America. Oxford University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Gross, Kali N., 1972-. Hannah Mary Tabbs and the Disembodied Torso: A Tale of Race, Sex, and Violence in America Oxford University Press, 2016.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Gross, Kali N. Hannah Mary Tabbs and the Disembodied Torso: A Tale of Race, Sex, and Violence in America Oxford University Press, 2016.

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