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Sex, Murder, and the Unwritten Law
Bill Neal
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Description for Sex, Murder, and the Unwritten Law
From the 1880s until after World War I, Texas prosecutions for adultery, fornication, rape, seduction, and sodomy were many, but formal penal code seemed insufficiently stringent to southerners, who often sought other redress. This title presents the 'honor defense' in six celebrated murder trials, 1896-1977. Num Pages: 356 pages, 48 photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; JKV; LAZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 234 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
This title presents the 'honor defense' in six celebrated murder trials, 1896-1977. From the 1880s until after World War I, Texas prosecutions for adultery, fornication, rape, seduction, and sodomy were many, but formal penal code seemed insufficiently stringent to southerners, who often sought other redress. 'Unwritten law' seemed to justify the killing - or at least maiming - of almost anyone who by actual physical contact or inappropriate comment offended southern notions of female virtue, male honor, or sanctity of marriage. Illicit sex is the catalyst in all the Texas murder trials recounted in ""Sex, Murder, and the Unwritten Law"". ... Read more
This title presents the 'honor defense' in six celebrated murder trials, 1896-1977. From the 1880s until after World War I, Texas prosecutions for adultery, fornication, rape, seduction, and sodomy were many, but formal penal code seemed insufficiently stringent to southerners, who often sought other redress. 'Unwritten law' seemed to justify the killing - or at least maiming - of almost anyone who by actual physical contact or inappropriate comment offended southern notions of female virtue, male honor, or sanctity of marriage. Illicit sex is the catalyst in all the Texas murder trials recounted in ""Sex, Murder, and the Unwritten Law"". ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
Number of Pages
356
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Texas, United States
ISBN
9780896726628
SKU
V9780896726628
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About Bill Neal
As a practicing criminal lawyer, BILL NEAL spent more than four decades frequenting county courthouses in West Texas and hearing tales of sensational crimes and celebrated trials of bygone years. His work has garnered awards from the National Association for Outlaw and Lawmen History, the West Texas Historical Association, the Writers' League of Texas, and the Western Writers of America. ... Read more
Reviews for Sex, Murder, and the Unwritten Law
One of the most original and interesting studies that I have encountered - a prime example of how history at the grass roots can increase our understanding of the history of American violence. - RICHARD MAXWELL BROWN