Weeder in the Garden of the Lord: Anthony Comstock's Life and Career
Weeder in the Garden of the Lord presents the life and career of Anthony Comstock, the man responsible for the passage of laws that affect the sex lives of all Americans. In the first biography of Comstock to be published since 1927, Anne Louise Bates details Comstock's life, his connection and influence over American anti-obscenity laws, and his encounters with nineteenth-century figures such as Victoria C. Woodhull and Margaret Sanger. Written for scholars and teachers of various history...
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Weeder in the Garden of the Lord presents the life and career of Anthony Comstock, the man responsible for the passage of laws that affect the sex lives of all Americans.
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Anthony Comstock's Historical Significance1Ch. 1Genesis: Comstock's Early Years25Ch. 2Exodus: Comstock's Call49Ch. 3From Woodhull to Washington69Ch. 4Broader Horizons97Ch. 5Cupid and the Puritan125Ch. 6The "Iniquitous Business"151Ch. 7The Puritan and the Progressives173Appendix207Index210
\ Paul A. Carter...she has accomplished the seemingly impossible; setting Comstock in his time and place (Victorian America) she has made this archetype of grotesque a credible human being. She has also performed a civic service, for (alas) the legacy of Comstock is still very much with us, on our lawbooks and in attitudes.\ \
