Daily Life through American History in Primary Documents [4 volumes]
byRandall M. Miller Ph.D.author
Theodore J. Zemanauthor
Francis J. Siciusauthor
Jolyon P. Girardauthor
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Miller, Randall et al. Daily Life through American History in Primary Documents [4 volumes]. Greenwood, 2011. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/A3713E.
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Miller, Randall, Theodore Zeman, Francis Sicius, and Jolyon Girard. Daily Life through American History in Primary Documents [4 volumes]. Greenwood, 2011. http://publisher.abc-clio.com/A3713E
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Miller, R., Zeman, T., Sicius, F. & Girard, J. (2011). Daily Life through American History in Primary Documents [4 volumes]. Retrieved from http://publisher.abc-clio.com/A3713E
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With this book, students, teachers, and general readers get a most important look at primary documents—essentially history's "first draft"—revealing rare insights into how American life in past eras really was, and also about how professional historians begin their work.
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"This set is terrific for history fans and incredibly useful for the general user. . . . A definite purchase for public and college libraries and for high schools where students need to cite primary sources." - Booklist, Starred Review
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Daily Life through American History in Primary Documents [4 volumes]
Author(s): Miller, Randall; Zeman, Theodore; Sicius, Francis; Girard, Jolyon;Contributors: Miller, Randall; Zeman, Theodore; Sicius, Francis; Girard, Jolyon;Abstract:With this book, students, teachers, and general readers get a most important look at primary documents—essentially history's "first draft"—revealing rare insights into how American life in past eras really was, and also about how professional historians begin their work.
SortTitle: daily life through american history in primary documents [4 volumes]Author Info:Randall M. Miller Ph.D.authorTheodore J. ZemanauthorFrancis J. SiciusauthorJolyon P. GirardauthoreISBN-13: 9781610690331Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781610690331.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781610690324Entry Code: A3713EImprint: GreenwoodPages: 1280Publication Date: 20111212Table of Contents pages: 1 2 3 4
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- 1 THE COLONIAL PERIOD THROUGH THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION Vol1:iii4
- Contents Vol1:v6
- Set Introduction Vol1:xiii14
- Acknowledgments Vol1:xxi22
- Chronology Vol1:xxiii24
- PART I: HISTORICAL OVERVIEW Vol1:132
- PART II: DOMESTIC LIFE Vol1:1546
- INDIAN AND SETTLER RELATIONS IN EARLY VIRGINIA Vol1:1950
- 1. John Smith on the Settlement at Jamestown (1608) Vol1:1950
- 2. Powhatan on John Smith and the English Settlement at Jamestown (ca. 1609) Vol1:2152
- 3. John Rolfe, Letter Asking Permission to Marry Pocahontas (1614) Vol1:2253
- 4. The Massacre of 1622 Vol1:2556
- 5. The Indians of Virginia (1705) Vol1:2859
- SENDING WIVES AND SERVANTS TO EARLY VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND Vol1:3061
- PLANTATION LIFE IN MARYLAND Vol1:3566
- FOOD AND FARE AMONG PLANTERS, SERVANTS, AND ARTISANS Vol1:3970
- SLAVE RESISTANCE Vol1:4071
- 13. Slave Conspiracy in Virginia (1709) Vol1:4071
- 14. A Camp of “Free Blacks” in North Carolina (1728) Vol1:4172
- 15. Barn Burnings in South Carolina (1732) Vol1:4273
- 16. Runaway Slave Advertisement from the Virginia Gazette (1767) Vol1:4374
- 17. The Slave’s Day on a Virginia Tobacco Plantation (1770s) Vol1:4374
- SERVANT LIFE IN THE NORTHERN COLONIES Vol1:4475
- REGULATING MORALS AND EDUCATION Vol1:4980
- SOCIAL IMPROVEMENT Vol1:5384
- MARRIAGE Vol1:5586
- 26. Anne Bradstreet, “To My Dear and Loving Husband” (1678) Vol1:5586
- 27. On the Necessity of Marriage (1699) Vol1:5586
- 28. Advice on Marrying Within One’s Class (1707) Vol1:5687
- 29. On the Necessity of Love in Marriage (1712) Vol1:5687
- 30. Advertising a Wife Running Away and a Wife Living in Adultery (1762 and 1774) Vol1:5788
- 31. Negotiating a Marriage in Virginia (1764) Vol1:5788
- 32. A Love Letter from a Virginia Planter to His Wife (1776) Vol1:5889
- RAISING CHILDREN Vol1:5990
- 33. A Parent Worrying about the Future Usefulness and Happiness of His Son (1695) Vol1:5990
- 34. A Plea for Mercy in the Case of a Mother Concealing Her Newborn’s Death (1714) Vol1:6091
- 35. Resolutions from a Mother to Herself and Family in South Carolina (1750s) Vol1:6192
- 36. Instructions on Good Manners for Children (1773) Vol1:6394
- DISEASE Vol1:6495
- PART III: ECONOMIC LIFE AND MATERIAL LIFE Vol1:6798
- ECONOMIC LIFE Vol1:6798
- MATERIAL LIFE Vol1:103134
- Sumptuary Laws Vol1:106137
- House Furnishings, Furniture, Paintings, Clothes, and Sundry Possessions Vol1:107138
- 20. Inventory of the Main Room in a Puritan Governor’s House (1657) Vol1:107138
- 21. A Wedding Outfit in Massachusetts (1720) Vol1:108139
- 22. Portraits of the Gentleman (1753) Vol1:109140
- 23. Making Household Items, Philadelphia and Germantown (1759) Vol1:109140
- 24. Benjamin Franklin on Buying Household Items (1760s) Vol1:110141
- 25. Inventory of a Town House and a Country House (1776) Vol1:111142
- Clothing of Servants and Slaves Vol1:118149
- PART IV: INTELLECTUAL LIFE Vol1:121152
- PURITAN WRITINGS Vol1:125156
- EDUCATION Vol1:137168
- 3. The Reasons for Establishing Harvard College (1643) Vol1:137168
- 4. Benjamin Franklin, Proposal for Promoting Useful Knowledge (1743) Vol1:139170
- 5. Benjamin Franklin, Proposals Relating to the Education of Youth (1749) Vol1:141172
- 6. John Trumbull, “The Progress of Dulness” (1772–1773) Vol1:147178
- MEDICINE Vol1:149180
- SCIENCE Vol1:157188
- 8. “An Essay upon the Natural History of Whales” (1724) Vol1:157188
- 9. Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard’s Almanack and Useful Knowledge (1736) Vol1:163194
- 10. Benjamin Franklin, Kite Experiment Instructions (1752) Vol1:166197
- 11. Nathaniel Ames, An Astronomical Diary . . . [for] 1758 (1757) Vol1:167198
- 12. John Bartram, “Travels on the St. Johns River” (1765–1766) Vol1:167198
- PART V: POLITICAL LIFE Vol1:171202
- CHARTERS, COVENANTS, AND CONSTITUTIONS Vol1:176207
- 1. Ordinance of 1621 Establishing Representative Government in Virginia Vol1:176207
- 2. The Mayflower Compact (1620) Vol1:177208
- 3. Dedham, Massachusetts, Town Covenant (1636) Vol1:178209
- 4. “Concessions and Agreements of the Proprietors of New Jersey” (1665) Vol1:179210
- 5. Pennsylvania Charter of Privileges and Liberties (1701) Vol1:180211
- THE GLORIOUS REVOLUTION, THOUGHTS ON MONARCHY, AND THE RIGHTS OF THE ASSEMBLY Vol1:181212
- POPULAR UPRISINGS IN THE SOUTHERN AND NORTHERN COLONIES Vol1:184215
- 9. Nathaniel Bacon and the Declaration in the Name of the People (1676) Vol1:184215
- 10. A Declaration against the Proceedings of Nathaniel Bacon (1676) Vol1:186217
- 11. Letter on an Anti-Impressment Riot in Boston (1747) Vol1:188219
- 12. Benjamin Franklin, “Narrative of the Late Massacres, in Lancaster County” (1764) Vol1:190221
- 13. A Regulator’s Letter to the Inhabitants of North Carolina (1769) Vol1:191222
- FREEDOM OF THE PRESS Vol1:192223
- THE AFTERMATH OF THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR Vol1:194225
- COLONIAL PROTESTS AGAINST BRITISH AUTHORITY Vol1:196227
- 17. John Dickinson, Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania, Letter II (1768) Vol1:196227
- 18. Anonymous Account of the Boston Massacre (1770) Vol1:200231
- 19. Samuel Adams, The Rights of the Colonists (1772) Vol1:205236
- 20. New York Sons of Liberty Tea Resolutions (1773) Vol1:209240
- 21. An Account of the Boston Tea Party (1773) Vol1:210241
- FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM Vol1:212243
- PART VI: RECREATIONAL LIFE Vol1:217248
- FEASTS AND GATHERINGS Vol1:220251
- PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS Vol1:222253
- URBAN “SPORTS” Vol1:223254
- DANCING AND DRINKING Vol1:224255
- REVIVALS AND RITUALS Vol1:225256
- SOUTHERN RECREATION Vol1:229260
- 13. Visiting and Hospitality in Virginia (1686) Vol1:229260
- 14. Hunting, Fishing, Fowling, and Other Recreation in Plantation Virginia (1705) Vol1:230261
- 15. A Planter’s Pastimes (1720) Vol1:232263
- 16. Entertaining a Traveler in New York (1744) Vol1:233264
- 17. A Planter’s Ball in Virginia (1774) Vol1:234265
- 18. “A Negro Ball” in Virginia (1774) Vol1:236267
- 19. Rural Amusements (1787) Vol1:237268
- CLUB LIFE Vol1:238269
- PART VII: RELIGIOUS LIFE Vol1:243274
- Suggested Readings Vol1:289320
- Index Vol1:293324