Everyday Life in the 1800s: A Guide for Writers, Students & Historians (Writer's Guides to Everyday Life)

by Marc McCutcheon

Paperback, 2001

Status

Available

Call number

973.5

Series

Writer's Guides to Everyday Life

Genres

Publication

Writers Digest Books (2001), Edition: 1, 320 pages

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.