Book Description
A superb reference for writers, researchers, students and teachers, this dictionary-style book illuminates everyday life in the 1800s, decade by decade. Readers will find hundreds of otherwise obscure facts about: * Popular slang--from the range to the underworld * How to furnish a farmhouse or outfit a barn * How much it cost for a shot of whiskey or to mail a letter * Styles of the fashionable--and not so fashionable * Courtship and marriage rituals * Popular food and drink--including brand names * And much, much more!
From the Publisher
The Everyday Life series helps writers, students and researchers save valuable time and bring richness and historical accuracy to their work. Each guide describes the food, clothes, customs, slang, occupations, religions, politics and other historical details that are so often difficult to find.
About the Author
Marc McCutcheon is the author of five reference books, including The Writer's Guide to Everyday Life from Prohibition through World War II and Roget's Superthesaurus. He lives in South Portland, Maine.
Everyday Life in the 1800s: A Guide for Writers, Students and Historians FROM THE PUBLISHER
Marc McCutcheon illuminates the 1800s, decade by decade, in the pages of this comprehensive volume.
Beginning with a lively overview, major sections contain dozens of quotes from magazines and books published during the time, illustrating the proper context for terms in everyday speech. Quick-reference chronologies of events, popular magazines and books and songs make fact-checking easy.
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