Thomas P. Lowry

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The Story the Soldiers Wouldn't Tell: Sex in the Civil War Lowry presents a surprisingly candid yet good-natured look at some of the less savory activities of our gallant ancestors, including "self-pollution," premarital sex (35 percent of brides were pregnant in 1760, 25 percent during the Civil War), abortion (the end result of perhaps 20 percent of all pregnancies in the 1860s), prostitution, even pornography. One of the most interesting chapters describes the fortunes and heroism of several of the estimated ...	View these reviews in summary mode Thomas P. Lowry Message Board Talk about the novels, new and used books that Lowry has written!