American Frugal Housewife: Dedicated to Those Who Are Not Ashamed of Economy (Cooking in America) - Hardcover

Child, Lydia Maria

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0918222982 ISBN 13: 9780918222985

Publisher: Applewood Books, 1989

Synopsis

First published in 1828, Lydia Maria Child's The American Frugal Housewife was an extremely popular nineteenth-century manual for homemakers. Interesting recipes and remedies, advice on parenting and the myriad responsibilities of housekeeping are all put forth in straightforward, no-nonsense, Yankee prose. From 1832-1845, this popular book went through thirty-two editions.

About this title

About the Author:

Lydia Maria Child (1802-1880) was an American abolitionist, women's rights activist, Indian rights activist, novelist, and journalist. Her 1833 book An Appeal in Favor of That Class of Americans Called Africans was the first anti-slavery work printed in America in book form, while her American Frugal Housewife, first published in 1828, was a wildly popular nineteenth-century manual for homemakers. Other works from Child, who is best remembered for her Thanksgiving poem "Over the River and Through the Woods," include The Mother's Book, The Girl's Own Book, and The Family Nurse.

About this edition

• Publisher: Applewood Books
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0918222982
• ISBN 13: 9780918222985
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 144