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The writer's guide to everyday life in the 1800s / by Marc McCutcheon.
LIBRA E165 .M5 1993
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McCutcheon, Marc.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Manners and customs.
- Miscellanea.
- United States--Social life and customs--19th century--Miscellanea.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 308 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Everyday life in the 1800s.
- Place of Publication:
- Cincinnati, Ohio : Writer's Digest Books, [1993]
- Summary:
- The wonderful and fascinating details of the 1800s have been gathered into one interesting volume, in which McCutcheon has included quotes from 19th-century citizens concerning or describing hairstyles and fashion, favorite swear words and slang, jokes of the period, courtship and marriage rituals, and more. A must for both fiction and nonfiction historical writers.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 302-308).
- ISBN:
- 0898795419 :
- OCLC:
- 27145396
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