A little commonwealth : family life in Plymouth Colony
1970, First Edition. New York : Oxford University Press. Very good cloth copy in a very good if somewhat edgeworn and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Contemporary ownership marks to front free endpaper. Remains well-preserved overall; internally strong and clean. Item #478223
Physical description; xvi, 201 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, portrait ; 22 cm. Notes; Spine title: "A little commonwealth." Includes bibliographical references. Contents; An historical survey of Plymouth Colony – Part I. The physical setting. Housing ; Furnishings ; Clothing – Part II. The structure of the household. Membership ; Husbands and wives ; Parents and children ; Masters and servants ; Wider kin connections – Part III. Themes of individual development. Infancy and childhood ; Coming of age ; Later years – Conclusion: The family in comparative perspective – Appendix: Demographic tables. Subjects; Pilgrims (New Plymouth Colony) – Social life and customs – 17th century. Families – Massachusetts – Plymouth – History – 17th century.
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