The making of a moral panic in 19th‐century america: The boston garroting hysteria of 1865

Deviant Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 259-278

  Adler, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 0030176907     PISSN: 01639625     EISSN: 15210456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01639625.1996.9968028     Document Type: Article

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