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Gross Misbehavior and Wickedness: A Notorious Divorce in Early Twentieth-Century America

Gross Misbehavior and Wickedness: A Notorious Divorce in Early Twentieth-Century America

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General LawGeneral World History

ISBN10: 1439913919
ISBN13: 9781439913918
Publisher: Temple Univ Pr
Published: Jun 15 2017
Pages: 340
Weight: 1.19
Height: 0.90 Width: 6.00 Depth: 8.90
Language: English
The bitter and public court battle waged between Nina and James Walker of Newport, Rhode Island from 1909 to 1916 created a sensation throughout the nation with lurid accounts of-and gossip about-their marital troubles. The ordeal of this high-society couple, who wed as much for status as for love, is one of the prime examples of the growing trend of women seeking divorce during the early twentieth century.

Gross Misbehavior and Wickedness-the charges Nina levied at James for his adultery (with the family governess) and extreme cruelty-recounts the protracted legal proceedings in juicy detail.

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