| Description |
x, 316 p. : ill. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Siblings in a new world -- Comparing colonial childhoods -- Survivors : sibling relations among adults -- Siblings for keeps in early America -- Siblings in a time of revolution -- Finding fraternity : gender and the revolution in sentiment -- Republican brothers and sisters at play -- Shock absorbers : young adult siblings in the new century -- Siblings and democracy in America -- Northern homes in antebellum life and letters -- The reign of sisters begins -- Telling exceptions : slaves, planters, and pioneers. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Brothers and sisters -- United States -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780199754052 (alk. paper) |
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9780199830411 (electronic bk.) |
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