| American Frugal Housewife: Dedicated to Those Who Are Not Ashamed of Economy Contributor(s): Child, Lydia Maria (Author) |
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ISBN: 0918222982 ISBN-13: 9780918222985 Publisher: Applewood Books OUR PRICE: $14.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1989 Annotation: Includes interesting recipes, remedies, advice on parenting, and tips for housekeepers. From 1832-1845, this popular book went through thirty-two editions. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Reference | Personal & Practical Guides |
| Dewey: 640 |
| Series: Cooking in America |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 4.2" W x 7.4" (0.45 lbs) 144 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First published in 1828, Lydia Maria Child's The American Frugal Housewife was an extremely popular nineteenth-century manual for homemakers. Interesting recipes and remedies, advice on parenting and the myriad responsibilities of housekeeping are all put forth in straightforward, no-nonsense, Yankee prose. From 1832-1845, this popular book went through thirty-two editions. |
Contributor Bio(s): Child, Lydia: - Lydia Maria Child (1802-1880) was an American abolitionist, women's rights activist, Indian rights activist, novelist, and journalist. Her 1833 book An Appeal in Favor of That Class of Americans Called Africans was the first anti-slavery work printed in America in book form, while her American Frugal Housewife, first published in 1828, was a wildly popular nineteenth-century manual for homemakers. Other works from Child, who is best remembered for her Thanksgiving poem "Over the River and Through the Woods," include The Mother's Book, The Girl's Own Book, and The Family Nurse. |