Ungentlemanly Acts

Ungentlemanly Acts The Army's Notorious Incest Trial

1st Edition

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Publisher's Synopsis

A fascinating chronicle of an 1879 Texas courtmartial, in which Captain Andrew Geddes was tried and convicted for accusing a fellow officer of committing incest, offers revealing insights into attitudes toward sex, parental rights, and privacy in the postCivil War era.

Book information

ISBN: 9780809073979
Publisher: Hill and Wang
Imprint: Hill and Wang
Pub date:
Edition: 1st Edition
DEWEY: 343.730143
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 287
Weight: 476g
Height: 217mm
Width: 150mm
Spine width: 26mm