Virginians at Home
Author | : Prof. Edmund S. Morgan |
Publisher | : Pickle Partners Publishing |
Total Pages | : 125 |
Release | : 2017-06-28 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781787204676 |
ISBN-13 | : 1787204677 |
Rating | : 4/5 (677 Downloads) |
Download or read book Virginians at Home written by Prof. Edmund S. Morgan and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2017-06-28 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1952, this is historian Edmund S. Morgan’s second book on family life in the American colonies. An informative, well-researched and well written book, Morgan sketches the day-to-day life of colonial Virginians. From the planters of the Tidewater to the Scotch-Irish and German farmers in the Shenandoah Valley, he explores such matters as childhood, marriage, servants and slaves, homes, and holidays in the complex society of eighteenth-century Virginia. An entertaining and enlightening book that allows the reader to glimpse into the world of 18th Century family life.