Explores how the educational, social, and economic expectations of the nineteenth century affected the American view of family, describing the roles of the father, mother, children, and servants and slaves and discussing how these roles changed during the Civil War.

Describes the aspects of family life in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, looking at the roles of fathers, mothers, children, servants, and slaves, and how their relationships grew, changed, and ended.

Examines American cultural life and its influences during the period of 1820 to 1860, covering such topics as food, recreation, fashion, music, art, literature, travel, and the world of youth.

Discusses daily life during the American Revolution, examining such topics as fashion, taxation, the French, the Hessians, leisure time activities, and radicals.

Provides a detailed picture of frontier life, discussing the explorers, traders, missionaries, colonists, and native peoples and the environments in which they lived.

Product Description: From the Thirteenth century through the Nineteenth, the waterways of the world provided the major means of transportation for exploration, trade, the military, and even criminals. Find out what life was like for those who chose to sail the high seas, as well as for those who didn't choose to be on board, like wives brought to sea by husbands and slaves en route to the auction block...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Alphabetical entries present the culture, history, and key figures of the American South in the half-century before the Civil War. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Based on extensive research into newly discovered documents, this new edition of the popular volume offers an updated look at the daily lives of ordinary citizens caught up in the Civil War.• Includes excerpts from a wide range of first-person original writings, including diaries, letters, journals, and newspaper articles• Presents over 50 images, including photographs, posters, and contemporary illustrations, much of it from the author's own collectio...read more