Moral Reconstruction: Christian Lobbyists and the Federal Legislation of Morality, 1865-1920

by Gaines M. Foster

Book Overview

Between 1865 and 1920, Congress passed laws to regulate obscenity, sexuality, divorce, gambling, and prizefighting. It forced Mormons to abandon polygamy, attacked interstate prostitution, made... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807853666
• ISBN13: 9780807853665
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"