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A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812
Ulrich, Laurel Thatcher
Published by Knopf, 1990
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Synopsis: Drawing on the diaries of a midwife and healer in eighteenth-century Maine, this intimate history illuminates the medical practices, household economies, religious rivalries, and sexual mores of the New England frontier.
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From the Publisher: "A major source through which we can vicariously experience the rural life of early New England." --Carl N. Degler, The New York Times Book Review
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Title: A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard...
Publisher: Knopf
Publication Date: 1990
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: very good