Sarah E. Lirley

Broschiertes Buch

Sudden Deaths in St. Louis

Coroner Bias in the Gilded Age

Beschreibung

The scene of myriad grisly deaths, late nineteenth-century St. Louis was a hotbed for homicide, suicide, alcoholism, abortion, and workplace accidents. The role of the cityâ s Gilded Age coroners has not been fully examined, contextualized, or interrogated until now.

Autor

Sarah E. Lirley is a historian who specializes in the history of women and gender, nineteenth century history, and the history of death and death investigations. Lirley is an assistant professor of history at Columbia College (Columbia, Missouri). She has published articles in the Missouri Historical Review and has written peer-reviewed blog articles, encyclopedia entries, and book reviews in a variety of historical journals. She has presented her research at more than twenty professional conferences.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Southern Illinois University Press
• Seitenzahl: 190
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. April 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 306g
• ISBN-13: 9780809339327
• ISBN-10: 0809339323
• Artikelnr.: 68437875