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A Blighted Hope in a Crime and Environment Tale
A discussion of heredity and environment in crime uses the Ball family in Australia. John Ball and Mary Coolidge rise from convicts to prosperous ranchers, showing environment may override genetics. A jealous tragedy reveals two generations of parricide, challenging the heredity argument.
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England
Ball
John Ball
Botany Bay
Australia
Mary Coolidge
Mary
John
Johnny Ball
John Ball, Jr
Joan Junior