Villages of England

by Roger Hunt

Book Overview

Crossing over the Line describes the folly of the Mann Act of 1910-a United States law which made travel from one state to another by a man and a woman with the intent of committing an immoral act a major crime. Spawned by a national wave of "white slave trade" hysteria, the Act was created by the Congress of the United States as a weapon against forced prostitution. This book is the first history of the Mann Act's often bizarre career, from its passage...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0847821730
• ISBN13: 9780847821730
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 2.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 11.2" x 9.9"