Keeping House: Women's Lives in W. PA, 1790-1850 (Soft cover) - Barlett

KEEPING HOUSE: WOMEN'S LIVES IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA, 1790-1850. 1994 by Virginia K. Barlett. Excellent reading! This "fascinating re-creation of the lives of women in the time of great social change that followed the end of the French and Indian War in Western Pennsylvania tells how they responded to the physical and psychological hardships they faced." Even though they had little say on matters of great importance and scant protection from the law, these women showed their courage and good humor through their journals, letters, cookbooks, etc., from which the author was inspired. Illustrated. ISBN 0-8229-5538-5. 200 pages, 7 x 10 laminated soft cover (Also available in hard cover.)