This enthralling work of scholarship strips away abstractions to reveal the hidden--and not always stoic--face of the "goodwives" of colonial America. In these pages we encounter the awesome burdens--and the considerable power--of a New England housewife's domestic life and witness her occasional forays into the world of men. We see her borrowing from her neighbors, loving her husband, raising--and, all too often, mourning--her children, and even attaining fame as a heroine of frontier conflicts or notoriety as a murderess. Painstakingly researched, lively with scandal and homely detail, Good Wives is history at its best.

Item # 1450153

Publisher: Vintage

ISBN: 9780679732570

Binding: Paperback

Author: Ulrich, Laurel Thatcher

Audience Type: Adults

Published On: 06-04-1991

Pages: 336

Weight: 0.75 pounds

Dimensions: 8.02 x 5.17 x 0.69 inches