| Description |
1 online resource (2 volumes (xxxi, 1034 pages)) : illustrations |
| Series |
Daily life encyclopedias |
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Daily life encyclopedias.
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| Contents |
Volume 1. Arts -- Economics and work -- Family and gender -- Fashion and appearance -- Food and drink -- Housing and community -- Volume 2. Politics and warfare -- Recreation and social customs -- Religion and beliefs -- Science and technology -- Primary documents |
| Summary |
"Throughout the Antebellum Era resonated the theme of change: migration, urban growth, the economy, and the growing divide between North and South all led to great changes to which Americans had to respond. By gathering the important aspects of antebellum Americans' lives into an encyclopedia, The World of Antebellum America provides readers with the opportunity to understand how people across America lived and worked, what politics meant to them, and how they shaped or were shaped by economics. Entries on simple topics such as bread and biscuits explore workers' need for calories, the role of agriculture, and gendered divisions of labor, while entries on more complex topics, such as aging and death, disclose Americans' feelings about life itself. Collectively, the entries pull the reader into the lives of ordinary Americans, while section introductions tie together the entries and provide an overarching narrative that primes readers to understand key concepts about antebellum America before delving into Americans' lives in detail"--Publisher's description |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
HISTORY / United States / State & Local / General.
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Civilization
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Manners and customs
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Social life and customs -- 1783-1865 -- Encyclopedias
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United States -- Civilization -- 1783-1865 -- Encyclopedias
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United States -- History -- 1815-1861 -- Encyclopedias
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| Subject |
United States
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| Genre/Form |
encyclopedias.
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Encyclopedias
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History
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Encyclopedias.
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Encyclopédies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kindell, Alexandra, editor.
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| LC no. |
2018044125 |
| ISBN |
9781440837111 |
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1440837112 |
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