The family Roe : an American story / Joshua Prager.
| Author/creator | Prager, Joshua author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | New York, N.Y. : W.W. Norton & Company, [2021] |
| Copyright Date | ©2021 |
| Description | 655 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), genealogical table ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | American story |
| Contents | Part I. Sex and religion -- Part II. Three Texans -- Part III. Roe v. Wade -- Part IV. "The raw edges of human existence" -- Part V. Undue burden -- Part VI. Born again -- Part VII. Repercussion -- Part VIII. The family Roe. |
| Abstract | Reports on the Supreme Court's most divisive case, Roe v. Wade, and the unknown lives at its heart. |
| Abstract | "Despite her famous pseudonym, "Jane Roe," no one knows the truth about Norma McCorvey (1947-2017), whose unwanted pregnancy in 1969 opened a great fracture in American life. Journalist Joshua Prager spent hundreds of hours with Norma, discovered her personal papers--a previously unseen trove--and witnessed her final moments. The Family Roe presents her life in full. Propelled by the crosscurrents of sex and religion, gender and class, it is a life that tells the story of abortion in America." -- inside front jacket flap. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 625-636) and index. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| Genre/form | Trials, litigation, etc. |
| ISBN | 9780393247718 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0393247716 (hardcover) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | KF228 .R59 P73 2021 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |