Ye heart of a man : the domestic life of men in colonial New England /

This book is the first to investigate the everyday lives of men in prerevolutionary America. It looks at men and women in colonial Massachusetts and Connecticut, comparing their experiences in order to understand the domestic environment in which they spent most of their time. Lisa Wilson tells wond...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Wilson, Lisa, 1957-
Format: Licensed eBooks
Langue:anglais
Publié: New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, [1999]
Accès en ligne:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=53206
Table des matières:
  • Introduction
  • To be of use
  • A "business for life"
  • "It will not injure you" : men and courtship
  • Usefulness
  • A husband "well-ordered"
  • Provider
  • "Ye heart of a father"
  • The specter of uselessness
  • Widower
  • "Like an armed man" : retirement and manhood
  • Conclusion.