Mistresses of the Transient Hearth: American Army Officers' Wives and Material Culture, 1840-1880

by Robin D. Campbell

Overview

This book explores the ways in which mid-19th Century American army officers' wives used material culture to confirm their status as middle-class women.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781000143737
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/28/2020
Series:	Studies in American Popular History and Culture
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	206
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Robin D. Campbell

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations and Tables -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One -- The Life of the Mind -- Chapter Two -- A Necessary Nuisance: Sartorial Concerns -- Chapter Three -- Dainties in the Larder -- Chapter Four -- I Never Objected to Entertaining Men -- Chapter Five -- Household Gods: the Essentials of Home Life -- Chapter Six -- Taps -- Appendix One -- Appendix Two -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.