Publication

2014-01-17 - University of Pennsylvania Press

Language

English

Word Count

54,000 words, Guess

Page Count

216 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

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 RepublicHardcoverUniversity of Pennsylvania Press2014-01-17

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