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“To Love And To Cherish: Marital Violence And Divorce In Nineteenth-Century America”, Julian Barr
“To Love And To Cherish: Marital Violence And Divorce In Nineteenth-Century America”, Julian Barr
The Confluence (2009-2020)
In this co-winner of the Tatom Award, Julian Barr uses an 1865 divorce case to explore the ways women gained protection against domestic violence through the court system.
“St. Louis Builds A Post Office”, David Straight
“St. Louis Builds A Post Office”, David Straight
The Confluence (2009-2020)
As the city of St. Louis burgeoned in the middle of the nineteenth century, services struggled to keep up. David Straight examines the challenges presented to mail delivery in 1851.