Hannah Mary Tabbs and the Disembodied Torso: A Tale of Race, Sex, and Violence in America

by Kali Nicole Gross

Book Overview

Shortly after a dismembered torso was discovered by a pond outside Philadelphia in 1887, investigators homed in on two suspects: Hannah Mary Tabbs, a married, working-class, black woman, and George Wilson, a former neighbor whom Tabbs implicated after her arrest.

As details surrounding the shocking case emerged, both the crime and ensuing trial--which spanned several months--were featured in the national press. The trial brought otherwise taboo...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190241217
• ISBN13: 9780190241216
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.8" x 8.3"