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I had rather die : rape in the Civil War / Kim Murphy.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781936785162 (cloth)
- ISBN: 1936785161 (cloth)
- ISBN: 9781936785155 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 1936785153 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: vii, 170 pages ; 25 cm
- Publisher: Batesville, Virginia : Coachlight Press, [2014]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-161) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: "A low-rape war" -- 1. "An accusation easily to be made" -- Rape laws in early America -- Rape laws in the nineteenth century -- 2. "Fate worse than death" -- Rape laws for nonwhites -- Rape during war -- 3. "So much for a dreadful outrage" -- An overview of rape in the Civil War -- 4. "She made all the resistance in her power" -- Black soldiers who received the death penalty -- 5. "I had rather die" -- White soldiers who received the death penalty -- 6. "I did not give my consent" -- Black victims -- 7. "I was afraid they would kill me" -- White victims -- 8. "I was near about dead" -- Gang rape -- 9. "He did it against my will" -- Confederate rapists -- Conclusion: "He said he would blow me to pieces." |
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| Subject: | United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects. Rape > United States > History > 19th century. Women > Crimes against > United States > History > 19th century. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Women. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects > Sources. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Kirtland Community College Library | E 468.9 .M87 2014 | 30775305475221 | General Collection | Available | - |