Hannah Mary Tabbs and the Disembodied Torso: A Tale of Race, Sex, and Violence in America

Hannah Mary Tabbs and the Disembodied Torso: A Tale of Race, Sex, and Violence in America

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Author: Kali Nicole Gross
Binding: Hardback
Published: Oxford University Press, 2016

Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings

In this gripping account, historian Kali Nicole Gross reconstructs the scandalous details of a gruesome crime involving Hannah Mary Tabbs, a married, working-class, black woman, and the dismembered torso found near Philadelphia in 1887. Through meticulous research of archival documents, Gross contextualizes the crime within broader societal issues of race, sex, and violence in America.



Format: Hardback
Vendor: Secondhand Stock
SKU: 2024000000931-SECONDHAND
Categories: All American History Best Sellers - Individual titles Only One Copy Second-hand Books True Crime
Tags: American History Hardback Secondhand September-2024 True Crime
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Description

Author: Kali Nicole Gross
Binding: Hardback
Published: Oxford University Press, 2016

Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings

In this gripping account, historian Kali Nicole Gross reconstructs the scandalous details of a gruesome crime involving Hannah Mary Tabbs, a married, working-class, black woman, and the dismembered torso found near Philadelphia in 1887. Through meticulous research of archival documents, Gross contextualizes the crime within broader societal issues of race, sex, and violence in America.