Quakers and the American Family : British Settlement in the Delaware Valley.

Quakers and the American Family : British Settlement in the Delaware Valley.

Through an analysis of the Quaker lifestyle, this study investigates the origins and fortunes of the domestic family. The author emphasizes the fact that the child-rearing practices demanded by domesticity have a heavy economic cost.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Levy, Barry
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1992.
Subjects:
Quakers > Delaware River Valley (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.) > History.
Quakers
Delaware River Valley (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.) > History.
United States > Delaware River Valley
History
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Table of Contents:
  • CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION: Intimate Frontiers; CHAPTER ONE: Middling Roots; CHAPTER TWO: Spiritual Tribalism; CHAPTER THREE: A Family System of Great Price; CHAPTER FOUR: Quaker Domesticity with the Grain; CHAPTER FIVE: Quakers on Top; CHAPTER SIX: Wives-Ministers-Mothers; CHAPTER SEVEN: Saints and Republicans; APPENDIX: Comparative Statistics on Quaker Families and Communities; NOTES; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y.

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