TY - BOOK AU - Harris,Leslie J. TI - State of the Marital Union: Rhetoric, Identity, and Nineteenth-Century Marriage Controversies SN - 9781481300537 AV - HQ535.H37 2014 U1 - 306.81097309/034 PY - 2014/// CY - Waco PB - Baylor University Press KW - Marriage -- United States -- History -- 19th century KW - Electronic books N1 - 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 N2 - From Private Wife to Public Woman UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=1731792 ER -