The hanging of Ephraim Wheeler a story of rape, incest, and justice in early America

Main Author:	Brown, Irene Quenzler.
Other Authors:	Brown, Richard D.
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, MA : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2003.
Subjects:	Wheeler, Ephraim. Rape > Massachusetts > Berkshire County > History > 19th century > Case studies. Incest > Massachusetts > Berkshire County > History > 19th century > Case studies. Hanging > Massachusetts > Lenox > History > 19th century > Case studies. Problem families > Massachusetts > Berkshire County > History > 19th century > Case studies. Interracial marriage > Massachusetts > Berkshire County > History > 19th century > Case studies. Capital punishment > Massachusetts > Berkshire County > History > 19th century > Case studies. Berkshire County (Mass.) > Social conditions > 19th century. Berkshire County (Mass.) > Social conditions > 18th century.

Physical Description:	388 p. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	0674010205 (alk. paper)
Author Notes:	Richard D. Brown is Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of History, University of Connecticut, and Director, University of Connecticut Humanities Institute.