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The great catastrophe of my life : divorce in the Old Dominion / Thomas E. Buckley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Buckley, Thomas E., 1939-
- Series:
- Studies in legal history.
- Studies in legal history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Divorce--Virginia--History--19th century.
- Divorce.
- Divorce--Law and legislation--Virginia--History--19th century.
- Marital conflict--Virginia--History--19th century.
- Marital conflict.
- Virginia--Social conditions--19th century.
- Virginia.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (360 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Petitions; I. Contexts; II. Causes; III. Consequences; Epilogue: Petitioners; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index;
- Notes:
- "Published ... in association with the American Society for Legal History"--Series t.p.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-332) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9798890873743
- 9780807861486
- 0807861480
- OCLC:
- 476237445
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