Author: William Andrus AlcottPublisher: University of Michigan Library
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Familiar Letters to Young Men on Various Subjects
Author: William Andrus AlcottPublisher: University of Michigan Library
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Familiar Letters on Various Subjects ... Published, principally, for the service of the younger part of both sexes ... Third edition, revised, etc
Author: Charles HALLIFAXFamiliar Letters on Various Subjects of Business and Amusement Written ... to Form the Style of the Younger Part of Both Sexes
Author: HalifaxThe Complete Young Man's Companion, Or, Self Instructor. Being an Introduction to All the Various Branches of Useful Learning and Knowledge ... To which is Added, The Artist's Assistant. Comprising the Arts of Drawing, Perspective, Etching, Engraving, Mezzotint Scraping, Painting, Colouring of Maps ...
Author: Complete Young ManAn Annotated Catalogue of the Edward C. Atwater Collection of American Popular Medicine and Health Reform: A-L
Author: Christopher HoolihanPublisher: University Rochester Press
ISBN: 9781580460989
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 704
Book Description
This is a catalogue of the Edward C. Atwater Collection of rare books dealing with "popular medicine" in early America which is housed at the University of Rochester Medical School library. The books described in the catalogue were written by physicians and other professionals to provide information for the non-medical audience. The books taught human anatomy, hygiene, temperance and diet, how to maintain health, and how to cope with illness especially when no professional help was available. The books promoted a healthy lifestyle for the readers, giving guidance on everything from physical fitness and recreation to the special health needs of women. The collection consists of works dealing with reproduction [from birth control to delivering and caring for a baby], venereal disease, home-nursing, epidemics, and the need for public sex education. These books, covering areas largely ignored by the medical profession, made important contributions to the health of the American public, and the collection is a vital piece of medical history. The collector is Edward C. Atwater, Professor Emeritus of Medicine and the History of Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical School. Christopher Hoolihan is History of Medicine Librarian at the University of Rochester Medical School's Edward G. Miner LIbrary.
Confidence Men and Painted Women
Author: Karen HalttunenPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300037883
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Karen Halttunen draws a vivid picture of the social and cultural development of the upwardly mobile middle class, basing her study on a survey of the conduct manuals and fashion magazines of mid-nineteenth-century America. "An ingenious book: original, inventive, resourceful, and exciting. ... This book adds immeasurably to the current work on sentimental culture and American cultural history and brings to its task an inquisitive, fresh, and intelligent perspective. ... Essential reading for historians, literary critics, feminists, and cultural commentators who wish to study mid-nineteenth-century American culture and its relation to contemporary values."--Dianne F. Sadoff, American Quarterly "A compelling and beautifully developed study. ... Halttunen provides us with a subtle book that gently unfolds from her mastery of the subject and intelligent prose."--Paula S. Fass, Journal of Social History "Halttunen has done her homework--the research has been tremendous, the notes and bibliography are impressive, and the text is peppered with hundreds of quotes--and gives some real insight into an area of American culture and history where we might have never bothered to look."--John Hopkins, Times Literary Supplement "The kind of imaginative history that opens up new questions, that challenges conventional historical understanding, and demonstrates how provocative and exciting cultural history can be."--William R. Leach, The New England Quarterly "A stunning contribution to American cultural history."--Alan Trachtenberg
The Complete Young Man's Companion; Or, Self Instructer; Being an Introduction to All the Various Branches of Useful Learning and Knowledge. To which is Added, The Artist's Assistant: Comprising the Arts of Drawing, Perspective, Etching, Engraving, Mezzotinto Scraping, Painting, Colouring of Maps, Etc
Author: Complete Young ManFamiliar Letters on Important Occasions
Author: Samuel RichardsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Poems and Letters on Several Subjects
Author: Mr. Heywood (James)The Instructor; Or Young Man's Best Companion ... The Thirtieth Edition, Corrected and Improved Throughout
Author: George Fisher (Accomptant)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description