Ungentlemanly Acts: The Army's Notorious Incest Trial
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In April 1879, Captain Andrew Geddes, a decorated army officer of dubious moral reputation, faced a court-martial. The trial involved scandalous issues of seduction, incest, and abduction, and the highest figures in the United States Army were involved. Geddes had accused Lieutenant Louis Orleman of committing incest with his teenaged daughter, Lillie, but the army then charged Geddes, not Orleman, with "conduct unbecoming a gentleman" -- for daring...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0809073986
ISBN13:9780809073986
Release Date:April 2001
Publisher:Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl
Length:304 Pages
Weight:0.65 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"
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