Sudden Deaths in St. Louis : Coroner Bias in the Gilded Age.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lirley, Sarah E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Death--Social aspects.

Death.

Coroners.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2024.

Summary:

"This Gilded Age social history of death investigations in the urban Midwest examines the role of St. Louis coroners and how ordinary people informed coroners' investigations and verdicts. Case studies explore the lives of the deceased as well as their families and communities, press coverage of the deaths, and the coroners themselves"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: The Office of the Coroner in Late-Nineteenth-Century St. Louis

Not as Simple as Disease: Coroners' Verdicts of Natural Deaths

"She was a Hard Drinker:" Gender, Deaths from Alcoholism, and Insanity

"Whilst Laboring Under Mental Derangement:" Coroners' Verdicts of Insanity, Suicide, and the Family

"With the Intention of Producing an Abortion:" Coroners as Enforcers of Abortion Laws in St. Louis, Missouri

"I am Afraid that You Will Beat me to Death:" Coroners' Inquests into Domestic Homicides

"No one was Blamed:" Coroners' Inquests into Deadly Workplace Accidents

Conclusion: The Importance of Death Investigations in the Past and Present.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-8093-3933-1

OCLC:

1425816136