Ilyon WoosThe Great Divorceis the dramatic, richly textured story of one of nineteenth-century Americas most infamous divorce cases, in which a young mother single-handedly challenged her countrys notions of womens rights, family, and marriage itself.In 1814, Eunice Chapman came home to discover that her three children had been carried off by her estranged husband. He had taken them, she learned, to live among a celibate, religious people known as the Shakers. Defying all expectations, this famously petite and lovely woman mounted an an epic campaign against her husband, the Shakers, and the law. In its confrontation of some of the nations most fundamental debates—religious freedom, feminine virtue, the sanctity of marriage—her case struck a nerve with an uncertain new republic. And its culmination—in a stunning legislative decision and a terrifying mob attack— sent shockwaves through the Shaker community and the nation
The Great Divorce: A Nineteenth-Century Mother's Extraordinary Fight against Her Husband, the Shakers, and Her Times
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Author: Woo, Ilyon
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780802119469
Details:
Author: Woo, Ilyon
Brand: Atlantic Monthly Press
Edition: First Edition
Features:
- Used Book in Good Condition
Binding: Hardcover
Number Of Pages: 416
Release Date: 10-08-2010
Package Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.9 x 1.5 inches Languages: English
EAN: 9780802119469
