Atlantic Families - Lives and Letters in the Later Eighteenth Century

Zusatztext A study that reads well and is full of insightful vignettes Informationen zum Autor Sarah M. S. Pearsall is a member of the Department of History, Oxford Brookes University. She was previously a Lecturer in Modern History at St. Andrews University, and has held long-term fellowships at the Newberry Library and Cambridge University. She received her PhD from Harvard University. Her articles have appeared in numerous books and journals, including The William and Mary Quarterly. Klappentext The growth of the Atlantic world led to the separation of many families. Sarah Pearsall explores their lives and letters, revealing the sometimes shocking stories of those divided by sea, and argues that it was these transatlantic bonds-much more than the American Revolution-that reshaped contemporary ideals about marriage and the family. Zusammenfassung The growth of the Atlantic world led to the separation of many families. Sarah Pearsall explores their lives and letters, revealing the sometimes shocking stories of those divided by sea, and argues that it was these transatlantic bonds-much more than the American Revolution-that reshaped contemporary ideals about marriage and the family. Inhaltsverzeichnis Prologue Introduction Part I: "Dealing by Ink Altogether": Mechanisms of Connection and Disconnection Introduction to Part I 1: Fractured Families: The Perils and Possibilities of Atlantic Distance 2: Familiarity in Life and Letters 3: Sensibility in Life and Letters 4: Credit in Life and Letters Part II: "What may be our Lot": Stories of Connection and Disconnection Introduction to Part II 5: The Repentant Son and the Unforgiving Father: Making a Man of Feeling, a Man of Credit 6: The Farewell between Husband and Wife: The Politics of Family Feeling 7: The Old Husband and the Young Wife: Scandal, Feeling, and Distance Conclusion Epilogue Bibliography

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• Authors: Sarah Pearsall, Sarah M. S. Pearsall
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.01.2009
• EAN: 9780199532995
• ISBN: 978-0-19-953299-5
• No. of pages: 295
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, C 1700 To C 1800