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A little commonwealth : family life in Plymouth Colony /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Demos, John
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
Edition:2nd ed., new ed. 30th anniversary.
Subjects:
Families > Massachusetts > Plymouth.
Plymouth (Mass.) > Social life and customs.
Table of Contents:
  • The physical setting. Housing ; Furnishings ; Clothing
  • The structure of the household. Membership ; Husbands and wives ; Parents and children ; Masters and servants ; Wider kin connections
  • Themes of individual development. Infancy and childhood ; Coming of age ; Later years
  • Conclusion: the family in comparative perspective
  • Appendix
  • Demographic tables.