Forsaking all others : a true story of interracial sex and revenge in the 1880s South /
An intensely dramatic true story, Forsaking All Others recounts the fascinating case of an interracial couple who attempted, in defiance of. society & rsquo;s laws and conventions, to formalize their relationship in the post-Reconstruction South. It was an affair with tragic consequences, one th...
| Основен автор: | Robinson, Charles F. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Knoxville :
University of Tennessee Press,
℗♭2010.
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| Издание: | 1st ed. |
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=360097 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Forsaking all others. |
| Резюме: |
An intensely dramatic true story, Forsaking All Others recounts the fascinating case of an interracial couple who attempted, in defiance of. society & rsquo;s laws and conventions, to formalize their relationship in the post-Reconstruction South. It was an affair with tragic consequences, one that entangled the protagonists in a miscegenation trial and, ultimately, a desperate act of revenge. From the mid-1870s to the early 1880s, Isaac Bankston was the proud sheriff of Desha County, Arkansas, a man so prominent and popular that he won five consecutive terms in office. Although he was married wi. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xiii, 166 pages) |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781572337404 1572337400 |