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Doomed romance : broken hearts, lost souls, and sexual tumult in nineteenth-century America
Title:
Doomed romance : broken hearts, lost souls, and sexual tumult in nineteenth-century America
Author:
Heyrman, Christine Leigh, author.
ISBN:
9780525655572
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
xvii, 282 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
General Note:
"This is a Borzoi Book published by Alfred A. Knopf"--Title page verso.
Contents:
The world before her -- The redeemer's children -- Patriarchs under pressure -- Satisfaction -- A coquette? -- You belong to me -- Like a virgin -- The butterfly -- The sorcerer's apprentice.
Abstract:
"A study of sexual politics in 19th century New England through the life of one woman"-- Provided by publisher.