[PDF.68vc] Families in Crisis in the Old South: Divorce, Slavery, and the Law

Families in Crisis in the Old South: Divorce, Slavery, and the Law

[PDF.vy93] Families in Crisis in the Old South: Divorce, Slavery, and the Law

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 | #1013685 in Books |  Ingramcontent |  2014-08-01 |  2014-08-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.10 x.64 x6.10l,.0 | File type: PDF | 256 pages

 | Families in Crisis in the Old South Divorce Slavery and the Law

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Five Stars|By Lindsay M Keiter|Excellent analysis of the interplay of the dynamics of slaveholding culture and the law.| |Those who wish a wider perspective on Southern divorce during the antebellum period will warmly greet Schweninger's new book. . . . The book's rich detail and careful analysis greatly enhance our current understanding of marital breakdown in the Old South.--

In the antebellum South, divorce was an explosive issue. As one lawmaker put it, divorce was to be viewed as a form of "madness", and as another asserted, divorce reduced communities to the "lowest ebb of degeneracy". How was it that in this climate, the number of divorces rose steadily during the antebellum era? In Families in Crisis in the Old South, Loren Schweninger uses previously unexplored records to argue that the difficulties these divorcing families faced revea...

You easily download any file type for your device.Families in Crisis in the Old South: Divorce, Slavery, and the Law   |  Loren Schweninger.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.

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