social life and customs

Follows the popular children's author from her childhood years in Oregon through high school and into young adulthood, highlighting her family life and her growing interest in writing.

Explores how men and women dressed in their daily lives and for special occasions in colonial America, describing the way clothing was made, how men, women, and children dressed for everyday life and special occasions, and what textiles were used.

"Discusses the decade 1920-1929 in the United States in terms of culture, art, science, and politics"--Provided by publisher.

Recreates daily life in Victorian England, from urban slums to the estates of high society, with information on the physical, social, economic, and legal aspects of the era, from 1837 to 1901.

Explores the aspects of urban life in colonial America, including working conditions, class hierarchy, housing, disease, and poverty.

In nineteenth-century England, a young orphan runs away from a workhouse, is captured by a gang of thieves, and finally escapes.

Presents eleven moral tales written during Hawthorne's residence in the historic Concord house.

Contains the story of Ethan Frome, a New England farmer who is married to a hypochondriac, but in love with his wife's lively cousin, Mattie.