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The Hanging of Ephraim Wheeler : A Story of Rape, Incest, and Justice in Early America
The Hanging of Ephraim Wheeler A Story of Rape Incest and Justice in Early America
Author: Irene Quenzler Brown, Richard D. Brown
In 1806 a crowd of thousands descended upon Lenox, Massachusetts, for the public hanging of Ephraim Wheeler, condemned for the rape of his thirteen-year-old daughter, Betsy. No one had been executed for rape in Massachusetts in more than a quarter century. Over one hundred local citizens petitioned for Wheeler's pardon—includin...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780674017603
ISBN-10: 0674017609
Publication Date: 4/30/2005
Pages: 408
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Publisher: Belknap Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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