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| Title | Violence in Rutherford County : one family's experience, 1893-1911 |
| Author | Burns, Norman Osbourne |
| Date | 1995 |
| Coverage |
19th century 20th century |
| Publisher | Middle Tennessee State University |
| Place of Publication | Murfreesboro, TN |
| Description | A history thesis submitted to the Faculty of the College of Graduate Studies in partial fulfillment of the degree of Master of Arts. |
| Abstract | The American South has been categorized as the most violent section of the United States. Experts have described many forms of southern violence and advanced many theories about it. The Burns and Morgan families of Rutherford County, Tennessee, experienced four homicides between 1893 and 1911. In doing so, they produced a family feud, a form of violence not commonly documented in the lowland South. A subculture of violence, possible over dependence on family relationships, the practice of carrying guns, and excessive alcohol consumption contributed to the family's problem. Those factors also provide confirming evidence for the observation of some of the experts. |
| Physical Description | vi, 116 leaves : typed ; 28 cm |
| Series | History Department, M.T.S.U. |
| Subject-LCSH |
Family violence -- Tennessee Burns family Morgan family |
| Type | Text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Genre | Thesis |
| Medium | Paper |
| Extent | 124 p |
| Language | eng |
| Copyright Status | Copyright protected. Reproduced with permission of the author. |
| Conditions for use | Copyright maintained by author. Academic and personal use only. |
| Contributing Institution | James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University |
| Digital Publisher | Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University |
| Source file | ht_burns.pdf |
