Liberty's daughters : the revolutionary experience of American women, 1750-1800 : with a new preface /
First published in 1980, Liberty's Daughters is widely considered a landmark book on the history of American women and on the Revolution itself. Norton brilliantly portrays a dramatic transformation of women's private lives in the wake of the Revolution. This fascinating human story includ...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Ithaca, New York :
Cornell University Press,
[1996]
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| Summary: | First published in 1980, Liberty's Daughters is widely considered a landmark book on the history of American women and on the Revolution itself. Norton brilliantly portrays a dramatic transformation of women's private lives in the wake of the Revolution. This fascinating human story includes lively anecdotes and revealing details from the personal papers of 450 eighteenth-century families. - Publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | xxii, 384 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-374) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0801483476 9780801483479 |