[PDF.22ff] 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

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 | #1286191 in Books |  Belknap Press |  2005-04-30 |  2005-04-04 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  7.94 x.94 x5.13l,.95 | File type: PDF | 408 pages

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In 1806 an anxious 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. Not all witnesses believed justice had triumphed. The death penalty had become controversial; no one had been executed for rape in Massachusetts in more than a quarter century. Wheeler maintained his innocence. Over one hundred local citizens petitioned for his pardon--including, most rem...

You easily download any file type for your device.The Hanging of Ephraim Wheeler: A Story of Rape, Incest, and Justice in Early America   |  Irene Quenzler Brown, Richard D. Brown.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.

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