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Autore |
Wilson Lisa <1957-> |
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Titolo |
A history of stepfamilies in early America / / Lisa Wilson |
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Chapel Hill, North Carolina : , : The University of North Carolina Press, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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ISBN |
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1-4696-1844-3 |
1-4696-1843-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (288 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Stepfamilies - United States - History |
Families - United States - History |
United States History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Remarriage -- Stepfathers in the law: the case of Silas Deane and the Webb family -- The wicked "step"mother -- Through the eyes of a stepchild -- Brothers and sisters -- Reforming stepfamilies. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Stepfamilies are not a modern phenomenon, but despite this reality, the history of stepfamilies in America has yet to be fully explored. In the first book-length work on the topic, Lisa Wilson examines the stereotypes and actualities of colonial stepfamilies and reveals them to be important factors in early United States domestic history. Remarriage was a necessity in this era, when war and disease took a heavy toll, all too often leading to domestic stress, and cultural views of stepfamilies during this time placed great strain on stepmothers and stepfathers. Both were seen either as unfit su |
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