A Very Social Time: Crafting Community in Antebellum New England

by Karen V. Hansen

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Karen Hansen's richly anecdotal narrative explores the textured community lives of New England's working women and men--both white and black--n the half century before the Civil War. Her use of diaries, letters, and autobiographies brings their voices to life, making this study an extraordinary combination of historical research and sociological interpretation.

Hansen challenges conventional notions that women were largely relegated to a private...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0520205618

ISBN13:9780520205611

Release Date:November 1996

Publisher:University of California Press

Length:292 Pages

Weight:1.10 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"

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19th Century Classics Education & Reference Essays Essays & Correspondence Gender Studies History Literary Literary Criticism & Collections Literature

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