Title Atlantic families : lives and letters in the later eighteenth century / by Sarah M.S. Pearsall

Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (x, 294 pages) Summary The growth of the Atlantic world led to the separation of many families. Sarah Pearsall explores the lives and letters of these families, revealing the sometimes shocking stories of those divided by sea Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-281) and index Notes Print version record Subject Families -- Great Britain -- 18th century Families -- United States -- 18th century English letters -- History and criticism American letters -- History and criticism Letter writing -- History -- 18th century American letters. English letters. Families. Letter writing. Great Britain. United States. Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. History. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780199532995 0199532990

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