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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780190860011
- Book Title
- Hannah Mary Tabbs and the Disembodied Torso : a Tale of Race, Sex, and Violence in America
- Item Length
- 5.3in
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Publication Year
- 2018
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.7in
- Genre
- Family & Relationships, True Crime, History, Social Science
- Topic
- Abuse / General, Murder / General, Sociology / General, African American, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
- Item Width
- 8.2in
- Item Weight
- 9.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 232 Pages
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Product Information
Shortly after a dismembered torso was discovered by a pond outside Philadelphia in 1887, investigators homed in on two suspects: Hannah Mary Tabbs, a married, working-class, black woman, and George Wilson, a former neighbor whom Tabbs implicated after her arrest. As details surrounding the shocking case emerged, both the crime and ensuing trial--which spanned several months--were featured in the national press. The trial brought otherwise taboo subjects such as illicit sex, adultery, and domestic violence in the black community to public attention. At the same time, the mixed race of the victim and one of his assailants exacerbated anxieties over the purity of whiteness in the post-Reconstruction era. In Hannah Mary Tabbs and the Disembodied Torso, historian Kali Nicole Gross uses detectives' notes, trial and prison records, local newspapers, and other archival documents to reconstruct this ghastly whodunit crime in all its scandalous detail. In doing so, she gives the crime context by analyzing it against broader evidence of police treatment of black suspects and violence within the black community. A fascinating work of historical recreation, Hannah Mary Tabbs and the Disembodied Torso is sure to captivate anyone interested in true crime, adulterous love triangles gone wrong, and the racially volatile world of post-Reconstruction Philadelphia.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0190860014
ISBN-13
9780190860011
eBay Product ID (ePID)
240121857
Product Key Features
Book Title
Hannah Mary Tabbs and the Disembodied Torso : a Tale of Race, Sex, and Violence in America
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Abuse / General, Murder / General, Sociology / General, African American, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Publication Year
2018
Genre
Family & Relationships, True Crime, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
232 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
5.3in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
8.2in
Item Weight
9.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Reviews
"A sordid murder reveals beliefs about race, sex, and justice in post-Civil War Philadelphia. Historian Gross draws on police and prison records, witness testimony, newspapers, and other archival sources to produce a thorough, absorbing examination of the crime, its context, and the two people tried. " --Kirkus Reviews "Gross examines the intersections of race and gender in 19th-century Philadelphia in this dynamic and powerfully rendered account of the 1887 trial of Hannah Mary Tabbs...Gross's in-depth accounts of the police brutality, forced confessions, and science-based forensics involved in the case feel surprisingly modern." --Publishers Weekly "In this shrewd historical study, a salacious murder trial in 1887 Philadelphia offers insights on criminal justice, violence, race and gender." --Shelf Awareness "Kali Gross has written a riveting narrative of the crimes of an ordinary but notorious woman in late nineteenth-century urban America. She does not flinch from the harsh truths her subject forces her to face. She sketches a portrait with the complexity and sensitivity it deserves. The book bristles with lessons for understanding vulnerable communities and their engagement with the criminal justice system today." --Tera Hunter, Princeton University "This is a disturbing book, not only because the story swirls around a most gruesome murder, or because Hannah Mary Tabbs executed her crime with cold-blooded resolve and cinematic flair, or because its spellbinding narrative will leave you breathless at times. Rather, this is a disturbing book because Kali N. Gross disturbs all of our inherited categories, proving once again that woman, man, black, white, agency, evidence, truth, even justice, are too small for the historical subjects whose lives we wish to know. This is why Kali N. Gross is one of the most original and imaginative historians of her generation." --Robin D. G. Kelley, author of Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original "Kali Gross is one of the smartest historians around these days. And she's the most uncompromising in her commitment to discovering and telling true stories about fierce and fascinating lives-stories that illuminate the flaws running right through the rock of American history. You'll discover more than just the identity of the disembodied torso in the tale Gross spins about Hannah Mary Tabbs - but you'll discover that, too." --Edward E. Baptist, author of The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism "Hollywood folks, if you're reading this, get the script ready for Viola Davis or Lynn Whitfield. This unsettling story of Tabbs, a married, working-class Black woman, who carries on a torrid affair, ends in a gruesome murder that rivals Lizzie Borden's legend." --Essence
Table of Content
Prologue Chapter 1: "Handle With Care" Chapter 2: "The Woman Found" Chapter 3: "To Do Him Bodily Harm" Chapter 4: "Wavy Hair and Nearly White Skin" Chapter 5: "Held for Trial" Chapter 6: "A Most Revolting Deed" Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index
Dewey Decimal
364.152/3092
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
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Item was delivered as advertised however it was not delivered in a box which allowed it to receive some minor damage. Book was in 2 very durable form fitted vinyl/plastic bags which would have been great had then been placed in a box to protect it. Seller was very easy to discuss issue with and the damage is slight. I would buy again from this seller.
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Hermoso libro..!!!!!.. Muy bien cuidado e impecable empaquetado para envío. Realmente vale cada dólar gastado en el. Manejo y envío muy profesional. Excelente vendedor. Lo recomiendo por la calidad de sus productos, los precios, la comunicación sobre el desarrollo de mi orden y el manejo y envio. Gran experiencia de compra con este vendedor.
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Not standard size, used; priced like new standard size. Seller refused to pay return shipping for not-standard item, not noted in listing. I learned not to buy a book without a listed size; could be anything.
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