Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony

Title: Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Author: George Francis Dow
I: 1709339
ISBN: 9780486255651
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 1988
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: Revised ed.
Number of Pages: 416
Section: History | United States | Colonial Period (1600-1775)
Condition Note: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Publisher Description: Drawing extensively on contemporary records, author and antiquarian George Dow provides graphically accurate descriptions of early shelters and dwellings, interior furnishings, colonial wardrobes, sports and games, shipping, trade, medicinal aids, medical practice, crimes, punishment and much more. The text dispenses a wealth of intimate details on manners and customs - including intriguing tidbits of information on peculiar mealtime apparel, eating habits and personal cleanliness. Detailed appendixes contain shop inventories, records of the contents of private homes, copies of building agreements and other matters.