Polygamy : an early American history /

A groundbreaking examination of polygamy showing that monogamy was not the only form marriage took in early America Today we tend to think of polygamy as an unnatural marital arrangement characteristic of fringe sects or uncivilized peoples. Historian Sarah Pearsall shows us that polygamy's sur...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Pearsall, Sarah M. S. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Polygamy > North America > History.
Polygamie > Amérique du Nord > Histoire.
HISTORY > United States > 19th Century.
Polygamy
North America
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Part one. Colonial Clashes
  • "Una Casa, Dos Mujeres"
  • "Poligamie/Nintiouiouesaïn"
  • "Christians Have Kept 3 Wives"
  • "Negroe Mens Wifes"
  • Part two. Enlightened Encounters
  • "The Natural Violence of Our Passions"
  • "Such a Revolution as This"
  • "The Repugnance Inherent in Having Multiple Wives"
  • "Defence of Polygamy by a Lady".

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