Virginians at Home
Family Life in the Eighteenth Century
Nonfiction, History, Military, Other, United States, Americas, 20th Century
| Author: | Prof. Edmund S. Morgan | ISBN: | 9781787204676 |
| Publisher: | Papamoa Press | Publication: | June 28, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Papamoa Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Prof. Edmund S. Morgan |
| ISBN: | 9781787204676 |
| Publisher: | Papamoa Press |
| Publication: | June 28, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Papamoa Press |
| Language: | English |
First published in 1952, this is historian Edmund S. Morgan’s second book on family life in the American colonies. An informative, well-researched and well written book, Morgan sketches the day-to-day life of colonial Virginians. From the planters of the Tidewater to the Scotch-Irish and German farmers in the Shenandoah Valley, he explores such matters as childhood, marriage, servants and slaves, homes, and holidays in the complex society of eighteenth-century Virginia.
An entertaining and enlightening book that allows the reader to glimpse into the world of 18th Century family life.
First published in 1952, this is historian Edmund S. Morgan’s second book on family life in the American colonies. An informative, well-researched and well written book, Morgan sketches the day-to-day life of colonial Virginians. From the planters of the Tidewater to the Scotch-Irish and German farmers in the Shenandoah Valley, he explores such matters as childhood, marriage, servants and slaves, homes, and holidays in the complex society of eighteenth-century Virginia.
An entertaining and enlightening book that allows the reader to glimpse into the world of 18th Century family life.
