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Family life in 17th- and 18th-century America / / James M. Volo and Dorothy Denneen Volo



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Autore: Volo James M. <1947-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Family life in 17th- and 18th-century America / / James M. Volo and Dorothy Denneen Volo Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Westport, Conn. : , : Greenwood Press, , 2006
London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), , 2024
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (340 p.)
Disciplina: 306.850973/09032
Soggetto topico: Family - United States - History - 17th century
Family - United States - History - 18th century
Soggetto geografico: North America History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Altri autori: VoloDorothy Denneen <1949->  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: The role of family -- Folkways -- Family structure -- The role of father -- Patriarch -- Wise and seasonable counsels -- Educator -- Provider -- Protector -- Estate builder -- The role of mother -- Women as wives -- Women as mothers -- Women as housewives -- The role of children -- Children as family -- Children as learners -- Children as workers -- The role of servants and slaves -- Servants -- Race-based slavery.
Sommario/riassunto: Colonial America comes alive in this depiction of the daily lives of families-mothers, fathers, children, and grandparents. The Volo's examine the role of the family in society and typical family life in 17th- and 18th-century America. Through narrative chapters, aspects of family life are discussed in depth such as maintaining the household, work, entertainment, death and dying, ceremonies and holidays, customs and rites of passage, parenting, education, and widowhood. Readers will gain an in-depth understanding of the world in which these families lived and how that world affected their live
Altri titoli varianti: Family life in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century America
Titolo autorizzato: Family life in 17th- and 18th-century America  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 979-84-00-64982-0
1-282-40600-0
9786612406003
0-313-02465-0
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910809751703321
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Serie: Family life through history.