02581nam 2200601 450 991078709900332120230803204610.01-4696-1844-31-4696-1843-5(CKB)3710000000227712(EBL)1770511(OCoLC)889674724(SSID)ssj0001349266(PQKBManifestationID)11698572(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001349266(PQKBWorkID)11398751(PQKB)11619858(StDuBDS)EDZ0001132110(MdBmJHUP)muse35868(Au-PeEL)EBL1770511(CaPaEBR)ebr10945349(CaONFJC)MIL929186(MiAaPQ)EBC1770511(EXLCZ)99371000000022771220141007h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA history of stepfamilies in early America /Lisa WilsonChapel Hill, North Carolina :The University of North Carolina Press,2014.©20141 online resource (288 p.)Includes index.1-4696-1842-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 suStepfamiliesUnited StatesHistoryFamiliesUnited StatesHistoryUnited StatesHistoryColonial period, ca. 1600-1775StepfamiliesHistory.FamiliesHistory.306.874/70973Wilson Lisa1957-1579980MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910787099003321A history of stepfamilies in early America3860461UNINA