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A Rape in the Early Republic - Gender and Legal Culture in an 1806 Virginia Trial (Paperback)
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A Rape in the Early Republic - Gender and Legal Culture in an 1806 Virginia Trial (Paperback)
Series: New Directions in Southern History
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On January 14, 1806, Sidney Hanson was raped by John Deskins on a
rough gravel path in the woods in Tazewell County, Virginia. In the
early nineteenth century, trials for rape were rare. Scanty court
records typically lacked the detail needed to reconstruct the lives
of those involved and evaluate the social and physical setting of
the crime. Yet the events on that fateful day in 1806 would be the
exception. In A Rape in the Early Republic, Randal L. Hall
reproduces the complete trial testimony of Alexander Smyth, the
prosecutor for Hanson's trial. Smyth's detailed record offers a
revealing glimpse into how early rape cases moved through the legal
system, first at the local level and then in the state's recently
created district court system. It also shows that Deskins was not
the only one on trial -- Hanson's character was being scrutinized
as well. Hall's introduction, rather than offering an analysis of
Smyth's documents, provides important context and highlights
historical themes that Hanson's situation illustrates. Featuring
classroom discussion ideas and a list of suggested reading, A Rape
in the Early Republic will be a valuable resource for students and
scholars as well as anyone interested in gender, law, and society
in the early republic.
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