ABUSE AND MURDER ON THE FRONTIER - THE TRIALS AND TRAVELS OF REBECCA HAWKINS : 1800-1860, by William B. Bundsch, Edited by Williams S. Worley, Little Blue Valley Publishing, 2003 and signed in 2015 by Mr. Bundsch. Dust jacket has no rips, tears or writing and still in shiny, almost new condition. Inside there is no writing or stamps, binding is solid. A beautiful copy of this rare, hard-to-find book.This is an incredible story of Rebecca Hawkins, who hired her neighbor to kill her abusive husband back in 1838. True story with lots of research by author that makes this book so interesting, it's hard to put down. Covers battered women insights, spousal abuse before Civil War, illiteracy of women, and so much more.