LEADER 02581nam 2200601 450 001 9910815148303321 005 20230803204610.0 010 $a1-4696-1844-3 010 $a1-4696-1843-5 035 $a(CKB)3710000000227712 035 $a(EBL)1770511 035 $a(OCoLC)889674724 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001349266 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11698572 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001349266 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11398751 035 $a(PQKB)11619858 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001132110 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse35868 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1770511 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10945349 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL929186 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1770511 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000227712 100 $a20141007h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 12$aA history of stepfamilies in early America /$fLisa Wilson 210 1$aChapel Hill, North Carolina :$cThe University of North Carolina Press,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (288 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-4696-1842-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aRemarriage -- 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. 330 $aStepfamilies 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 606 $aStepfamilies$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aFamilies$zUnited States$xHistory 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yColonial period, ca. 1600-1775 615 0$aStepfamilies$xHistory. 615 0$aFamilies$xHistory. 676 $a306.874/70973 700 $aWilson$b Lisa$f1957-$01601980 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910815148303321 996 $aA history of stepfamilies in early America$93925807 997 $aUNINA