social life and customs

An exploration of social life and customs in the United States during the Revolutionary period that discusses freemen, bondsmen, crimes, marriages, houses, vocations, dress, diet, recreation, literature, the press, philanthropy, education, religion, and other related topics.

Describes the everyday life, school, and amusements of an eight-year-old boy living in Zaire, formerly known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

A collection of short stories and novels written by P.G. Wodehouse.

The autobiography of a blind Iranian woman describing her childhood, how she became blind, and her personal struggle to get an education and become the first woman student at Teheran University.

On t.p.: general stores, the Jud Nelson wagon, a praying rock, a Catawba Indian potter--and haint tales, quilting, home cures, (etc.).

Siddhartha undergoes a series of experiences in ancient India on a quest for the ultimate answer to the enigma of humanity's role in the world, and emerges in a state of peace and wisdom.

Randal, a half-Saxon, half-Breton orphan boy in Norman England, is left to take care of himself in Arundel castle, and he slowly makes his way to squirehood, and eventually knighthood, due to his bravery, and lives an exciting life before a fee is demanded of him.

Text and photographs present a brief history of China and introduce the daily life of the Chen family who lives in the rural village of Ai Shan.