Taming Lust
Crimes Against Nature in the Early Republic
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Publication
2014-01-17 - University of Pennsylvania Press
Language
English
Word Count
54,000 words, Guess
Page Count
216 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Internet Archivetaminglustcrimes0000bena
- ISBN-100812245814
- ISBN-139780812245813
- Library of Congress Control Number2013033187
- OCLC Control Number858610597
and 2 more
- Better World Books9780812245813
- Open LibraryOL27546198M
Classifications
- LCCHQ71.5.B47 B46 2014
- LCCHQ71.5.B47B46 2014
Description
This fascinating history examines the circumstances of two elderly New Englanders who were prosecuted and executed for bestiality at the turn of the eighteenth century. Their astonishing cases become a springboard to examine the Enlightenment Era political and religious turmoil of the region.
Subjects
Series Statement
- Early American Studies
Other Editions
- Taming Lust: Crimes Against Nature in the Early Republic
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