The Writer's Guide to Everyday Life in the 1800s

by Marc McCutcheon

Hardcover, 1993

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Available

Publication

Cincinnati, Ohio : Writer's Digest Books, c1993.

Description

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.

User reviews

LibraryThing member BrentNewhall
Solid little encyclopedic book about food, architecture, getting around, home living, and all those little details of life in the 1800's, primarily in America. Bought for fun, and worth it.

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