Hannah Mary Tabbs and the Disembodied Torso: A Tale of Race, Sex, and Violence in America
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Shortly after a dismembered torso was discovered by a pond outside Philadelphia in 1887, investigators homed in on two suspects: Hannah Mary Tabbs, a married, working-class, black woman, and George Wilson, a former neighbor whom Tabbs implicated after her arrest. As details surrounding the shocking case emerged, both the crime and ensuing trial--which spanned several months--were featured in the national press. The trial brought otherwise taboo...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0190241217
ISBN13:9780190241216
Release Date:February 2016
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Length:232 Pages
Weight:0.97 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 5.8" x 8.3"
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