Murder, Morality and Madness: Women Criminals in Early Oregon

Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press

This book takes a peek at an often overlooked part of Western history. The Victorians were quite adept at keeping immoral or bad behavior a secret. Goeres-Gardner does a wonderful job of uncovering the secret past of abuse, neglect, and double standards for women criminals.

Audience
adult
Length
short · 199 pages

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