Framing American divorce : from the revolutionary generation to the Victorians / Norma Basch.

Author/creator Basch, Norma
Format Book
Publication InfoBerkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, ©1999.
Descriptionxii, 237 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Divorce--United States. --History. --19th century.
Divorce--Law and legislation. --United States. --History. --19th century.

Contents Inaugurating the rules, 1770-1800 -- Refining the rules, 1800-1850s -- Contesting the rules, 1850s-1870 -- When women go to court -- When men go to court -- Divorce stories.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographic references and index.
LCCN 98033947
ISBN0520214900 (alk. paper)