Author : Kristin A. Olbertson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 100909890X
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis The Dreadful Word by : Kristin A. Olbertson
Download or read book The Dreadful Word written by Kristin A. Olbertson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-03-10 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating study of how elite white men in eighteenth-century Massachusetts incorporated the ethos of politeness into the law of criminal speech.