Harris, Leslie J. <br/><br/>
State of the Marital Union :  Rhetoric, Identity, and Nineteenth-Century Marriage Controversies. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (224 pages) 
<br/><br/>Cover -- Half Title Page, Full Title Page, Copyright, Dedication, -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Marriage and the Nation -- 1. Abuse, Murder, and Discipline in Marriage -- 2. Constituting the Divorced Citizen and Saving the Nation -- 3. Polygamy and the Relics of Barbarism -- 4. Free Love, Licentiousness, and Civic Identity -- 5. Miscegenation and the Future of Civilization -- Conclusion: State of the (Marital) Union -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. 
<br/><br/> From Private Wife to Public Woman. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781481300537 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Marriage -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HQ535.H37 2014 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>306.81097309/034