In near fine condition; faint scuffing to wraps; slight rubbing tips of outside corners; slight bump top edge back cover; tiny chip lower outside corner pages through 3; interior pages clean and bright, binding tight. First paperback edition. 308 numbered pages. 9 x 6 in. Inv. EW0382. Seller Inventory # 002180

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Title: Everyday Life in the 1800s: A Guide for ...

Publisher: Writer's Digest Books, Cincinnati, OH

Publication Date: 2001

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Near Fine

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

A superb reference for writers, researchers, students and teachers, this dictionary-style book illuminates everyday life in the 1800s, decade by decade. Readers will find hundreds of otherwise obscure facts about:

* Popular slang--from the range to the underworld
* How to furnish a farmhouse or outfit a barn
* How much it cost for a shot of whiskey or to mail a letter
* Styles of the fashionable--and not so fashionable
* Courtship and marriage rituals
* Popular food and drink--including brand names
* And much, much more!

From the Publisher:

The Everyday Life series helps writers, students and researchers save valuable time and bring richness and historical accuracy to their work. Each guide describes the food, clothes, customs, slang, occupations, religions, politics and other historical details that are so often difficult to find.

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