An edition of Roxana's children (1995)

Roxana's children

the biography of a nineteenth-century Vermont family

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An edition of Roxana's children (1995)

Roxana's children

the biography of a nineteenth-century Vermont family

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This book tells the story of Roxana Brown Walbridge Watts (1802-1862), a farm wife in Peacham, Vermont, and the twelve children she raised - nine of her own, two stepchildren, and a grandchild; six girls and six boys. Mined from a rich lode of primary material - letters, diaries, photographs - these personal histories describe a strikingly broad range of experiences.

In their letters Roxana and her children discuss their daily concerns - farm work and crops, medical emergencies and treatments, the details of marriages, births, and deaths. They write about matters of national significance as well: the westward migration, the contrast between women's and men's experiences, the temperance and abolition movements, the mechanization of farm life, and the increase of secularization.

Together their stories offer an intimate portrait of an American family caught up in the sweep of a century of change.

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University of Massachusetts Press
Language
English
Pages
267

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Subjects

Biography, Family, History, Social life and customs, Families, Vermont, biography, Family, history, United states, social life and customs

People

Roxana Brown Walbridge Watts (1802-1862), Watt family

Places

Peacham, Peacham (Vt.), United States, Vermont

Times

19th century

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Roxana's children: the biography of a nineteenth-century Vermont family
1995, University of Massachusetts Press
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-256) and index.

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Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
929/.2/0973
Library of Congress
CT274.W375 B66 1995, CT274.W375B66 1995

The Physical Object

Pagination
xviii, 267 p. :
Number of pages
267

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OL1271196M
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roxanaschildrenb0000bonf
ISBN 10
0870239724, 0870239813
LCCN
95002417
OCLC/WorldCat
32014800
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3868421
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3697773
165200

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