Nineteenth century families had to deal with enormous changes in almost all of life's categories. The first generation of nineteenth century Americans was gener

Colonial America comes alive in this depiction of the daily lives of families—mothers, fathers, children, and grandparents. The Volo's examine the role of the

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Winner of the 2014 John Collier Jr. Award Winner of the Jo Anne Stolaroff Cotsen Prize Life at Home in the Twenty-First Century cross-cuts the ranks of importan

Drawing from a wide range of private and public sources, examines how American families gradually found access to taboo information and products for controlling