Honor Killing: How the Infamous Massie Affair Transformed Hawai\'i by David E. Stannard

Honor Killing: How the Infamous Massie Affair Transformed Hawai\'i

David E. Stannard

nonfiction crime history true crime challenging informative reflective fast-paced

466 pages | first published 1977

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In the fall of 1931, Thalia Massie, the bored, aristocratic wife of a young naval officer stationed in Honolulu, accused six non-white islanders of gang rape. The ensuing trial let loose a storm of racial and sexual hysteria, but the case against ...
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