ISBN:
9780807827123
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0807827126
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9780807853801
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0807853801
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0807861480
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9780807861486
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (xi, 346 p.)
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ill.
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Additional Information:
Rezensiert in STURTZ, LINDA L. [Rezension von: Buckley, Thomas E., The Great Catastrophe of My Life: Divorce in the Old Dominion] 2003
Series Statement:
Studies in legal history
Parallel Title:
Print version Great catastrophe of my life
DDC:
306.8909755
Keywords:
Divorce History
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19th century
;
Virginia
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Divorce Law and legislation
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History
;
19th century
;
Virginia
;
Marital conflict History
;
19th century
;
Virginia
;
Divorce Law and legislation 19th century
;
History
;
Marital conflict History 19th century
;
Divorce History 19th century
;
Divorce History 19th century
;
Marital conflict History 19th century
;
Divorce Law and legislation 19th century
;
History
;
Electronic books
;
Marital conflict
;
Social conditions
;
Divorce ; Law and legislation
;
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS ; Divorce & Separation
;
History
;
Divorce
;
Virginia Social conditions
;
19th century
;
Virginia
;
Virginia Social conditions 19th century
;
Virginia Social conditions 19th century
;
Virginia
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books History
Abstract:
From the end of the Revolution until 1851, Virginia legislature turned down two-thirds of all petitions for divorce. Men and women faced a harsh legal system. In this book, Thomas Buckley explores the lives and legal struggles of those who challenged it
Description / Table of Contents:
Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Petitions; I. Contexts; II. Causes; III. Consequences; Epilogue: Petitioners; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index;
Note:
"Published ... in association with the American Society for Legal History"--Series t.p. - Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-332) and index. - Description based on print version record
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-332) and index
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