Robert F Oaks
Biographic Data
| ID | 1249469 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert F Oaks |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert F |
| FAMILY NAME | Oaks |
| SIGNATURE | OAKS R F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of San Francisco |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1975 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Defining Sodomy in Seveteenth-Century Massachusetts
Legal and theological definitions of sodomy in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and various recommendations for its punishment, are discussed. A notorious case of heterosexual child molestation illustrates the differing views as to definitions of the crime and the requirements for imposing the death penalty. The author suggests that the strict legal procedures later established in order to avoid the confusion attendant upon this case actually reduce…
Perceptions of Homosexuality by Justices of the Peace in Colonial Virginia
No abstract available for this article
Things Fearful to Name
Journal Article "Things Fearful to Name": Sodomy and Buggery in Seventeenth-Century New England Get access Robert F. Oaks Robert F. Oaks University of Texas, Arlington Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Social History, Volume 12, Issue 2, Winter 1978, Pages 268–281, https://doi.org/10.1353/jsh/12.2.268 Published: 01 December 1978
Nathan Appleton
In Pursuit of Profit
Journal Article In Pursuit of Profit: The Annapolis Merchants in the Era of the American Revolution, 1763–1805. By Edward C. Papenfuse. (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1975. xi + 288 pp. Maps, illustrations, chart, tables, appendixes, notes, bibliography, and index. $12.00.) Get access Robert F. Oaks Robert F. Oaks University of Texas, Austin Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American …
Pennsylvania Speculator and Patriot
Essays on Urban America
Journal Article Essays on Urban America. By Robert F. Oaks, Bruce I. Ambacher, Richard G. Miller, and Richard C. Wade. Ed. by Margaret Francine Morris and Elliott West. (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1975. 147 pp. Table, notes, and bibliopraohies. $7.00.) Get access Wyatt W. Belcher Wyatt W. Belcher University of Wisconsin, Superior Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 6…
Things Fearful to Name
Journal Article "Things Fearful to Name": Sodomy and Buggery in Seventeenth-Century New England Get access Robert F. Oaks Robert F. Oaks University of Texas, Arlington Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Social History, Volume 12, Issue 2, Winter 1978, Pages 268–281, https://doi.org/10.1353/jsh/12.2.268 Published: 01 December 1978
Perceptions of Homosexuality by Justices of the Peace in Colonial Virginia
No abstract available for this article
Essays on Urban America
Journal Article Essays on Urban America. By Robert F. Oaks, Bruce I. Ambacher, Richard G. Miller, and Richard C. Wade. Ed. by Margaret Francine Morris and Elliott West. (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1975. 147 pp. Table, notes, and bibliopraohies. $7.00.) Get access Wyatt W. Belcher Wyatt W. Belcher University of Wisconsin, Superior Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 6…
Nathan Appleton
In Pursuit of Profit
Journal Article In Pursuit of Profit: The Annapolis Merchants in the Era of the American Revolution, 1763–1805. By Edward C. Papenfuse. (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1975. xi + 288 pp. Maps, illustrations, chart, tables, appendixes, notes, bibliography, and index. $12.00.) Get access Robert F. Oaks Robert F. Oaks University of Texas, Austin Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American …
Pennsylvania Speculator and Patriot
Things Fearful to Name
Journal Article "Things Fearful to Name": Sodomy and Buggery in Seventeenth-Century New England Get access Robert F. Oaks Robert F. Oaks University of Texas, Arlington Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Social History, Volume 12, Issue 2, Winter 1978, Pages 268–281, https://doi.org/10.1353/jsh/12.2.268 Published: 01 December 1978
Perceptions of Homosexuality by Justices of the Peace in Colonial Virginia
No abstract available for this article
Defining Sodomy in Seveteenth-Century Massachusetts
Legal and theological definitions of sodomy in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and various recommendations for its punishment, are discussed. A notorious case of heterosexual child molestation illustrates the differing views as to definitions of the crime and the requirements for imposing the death penalty. The author suggests that the strict legal procedures later established in order to avoid the confusion attendant upon this case actually reduce…
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