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 ...
Series: Chicago Series on Sexuality, History, and Society (Paperback)
Paperback: 324 pages
Publisher: University of Chicago Press; 1st edition (January 1, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0226468704
ISBN-13: 978-0226468709
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.9 x 9 inches
Amazon Rank: 2788932
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reviews: I got this book because I needed it for a class examining American legal history, so needless to say, I did not start reading it with high expectations. I expected it to be dry, fairly boring, and dense to an almost arcane degree, as books on such to...
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