Womans Life in Colonial Days by Holliday, Carl - 1968

Dover Publications, Incorporated. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Dover Publications, Incorporated. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Dover Publications, 1999-07-12. Paperback. Good.

Corner House Pub, 1968-06. Hardcover. Good.

xvi+319 pages with bibliography and index. Octavo (8 1/4" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's dark green with gilt lettering to spine in original jacket. Reprint of the 1922 edition. This book is an attempt to portray by means of the writings of colonial days the life of the women of that period, -how they lived, what their work and their play, what and how they thought and felt, their strength and their weakness, the joys and the sorrows of their everyday existence. Through such an attempt perhaps we can more nearly understand how and why the American woman is what she is to-day. Condition: Tape stain on back pastedown. Jacket spine head creased and rubbed, corners rubbed, spine sunned else a very good copy in like jacket.

Corner House Publishers. reprint,1968. hurt but Very Good/Very Good ex library hard cover. 12mo,boards,319pp. ex library in full dress with flaps glued down and front end page cut out. shelfwear. light yellowing edges,clean and tight text. women's studies.

Dover Publications, 1999-07-12. Paperback. New.

Dover Publications, Incorporated. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Dover Publications, 1999-07-12. Paperback. Like New.

Williamstown, MA: Corner House, 1968. Reprint Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1968 reprint edition of the original 1922 publication. 8vo, dark green boards, 319 pages, bibliography. Condition: VERY GOOD+ book / VERY GOOD jacket: book has an owner name on fep; jacket has light edgewear along top edge. An early (1922) attempt at trying to understand the role of women in the colonial period in America, women until then largely ignored. The author made extensive use of diaries, letters, and other contemporary sources available to create an absorbing portrayal of women in both the northern and southern colonies. There is of course much more known today, but an informative and eye-opening read nonetheless.