Over the past thirty years family history has been one of the most important and controversial growth areas in the development of social history. In this guide to the burgeoning literature on the Western family Professor Anderson reviews the main findings of historians and considers them in the light of the problems inherent in the interpretation of family history. He focuses particularly on the strengths and limitations of the different approaches that have been adopted, showing that although this variety of method has complicated matters, it has also produced a more rounded understanding of the history of the family. Updated to include work published between 1980 and 1994, this book will be invaluable to students of family history, and to scholars who are non-specialist in the field.

This collection of original essays by scholars on the historical study of the family from various parts of the world represent a new departure in this field. The essays cover a great variety of topics, and many countries are represented. The essays open up new debates and point to new directions in the field by examining dimensions of family relations that had not been sufficiently addressed in previous scholarship.

This collection of essays covers most of the important topics in the field of family history, assesses the state of the art, and stresses the themes that will continue to generate interest in the future. Originally published in 1988. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

The author examines the changing nature of the American family including issues of fatherhood, child abuse, adolescence, and old age.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 edition. Excerpt: ... On the way they passed the hillside where the ' prophet' Joseph Smith claimed to have dug out the plates of the Mormon Bible. At that time the family consisted of four sons and two daughters--Albert, Charles, Joseph, Abraham, Jr., Susan and Eunice. The mother died in 1824, leaving an infant that died soon afterward. Few can realize the struggle of the father to provide for his family in the wild new country, but the children were too young to recognize any occasion for anxiety. Mr. Teachout was firm in his convictions, expressed his sentiments fearlessly, and vehemently denounced deception and dishonesty. He was held in high respect by all his neighbors. In regard to politics he was a Whig from 1826 to 1830. During the excitement caused by the disappearance of Morgan, he was an anti-Mason, that issue being the principal one in public estimation. He was once held a witness for several weeks in the celebrated Morgan trial in Orleans County. Possessing a fair education, he took an active part in local politics; was an orator of some merit, and was generally employed as pettifogger in the lawsuits of his neighborhood. His regular fee was fifty cents for a half day, or seventy-five cents for the entire day. He was never a member of any secret society. In the fall of 1837, the family removed to Ohio and settled in North Royalton, Cuyahoga County. Mr. Teachout finally died at Liverpool, Medina County, Ohio, at the age of sixty-eight years. His remains were interred at Royalton. Abraham Teachout, Jr., becameof age August 17, 1838. He soon afterward went to Cleveland to seek employment, and traveled up and down the docks where nearly all the business was done. The sun was sinking low in the west, and his courage had begun to fail him, when he met...

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