A Midwife's Tale : The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary
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A Midwife's Tale : The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary
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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections.
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Item specifics
- Condition
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- Seller Notes
- Features
- EX-LIBRARY
- Book Title
- A Midwife's Tale : The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary
- ISBN
- 9780679733768
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0679733760
ISBN-13
9780679733768
eBay Product ID (ePID)
170601
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
464 Pages
Publication Name
Midwife's Tale : the Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812 (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
Language
English
Subject
Women, United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), General, Women's Studies, Gynecology & Obstetrics, Customs & Traditions
Publication Year
1991
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, Medical, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
12.1 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
90-055674
TitleLeading
A
Dewey Edition
20
Reviews
"A truly talented historian unravels the fascinating life of a community that is so foreign, and yet so similar to our own." -- The New York Times Book Review "Expertly executed and endlessly interesting. An offbeat gem of scholarship." -- Washington Post Book World "A marvelously nuanced, subtle, and unillusioned portrayal of one woman's life in early America. It has the makings of a classic." --Stephen Innes, University of Virginia "It takes a historian of extraordinary persistence, skill, and empathy to recognized [Martha Ballard's] diary as something of a buried treasure and to painstakingly unearth its gems.... Ulrich has recognized Ballard's great spirit, and has given to us the gift of a life worth knowing." -- Philadelphia Inquirer, "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
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
974.1/6 B
Synopsis
PULITZER PRIZE WINNER - Drawing on the diaries of one woman in eighteenth-century Maine, "A truly talented historian unravels the fascinating life of a community that is so foreign, and yet so similar to our own" ( The New York Times Book Review). Between 1785 and 1812 a midwife and healer named Martha Ballard kept a diary that recorded her arduous work (in 27 years she attended 816 births) as well as her domestic life in Hallowell, Maine. On the basis of that diary, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich gives us an intimate and densely imagined portrait, not only of the industrious and reticent Martha Ballard but of her society. At once lively and impeccably scholarly, A Midwife's Tale is a triumph of history on a human scale., WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE Drawing on the diaries of one woman in eighteenth-century Maine, this intimate history illuminates the medical practices, household economies, religious rivalries, and sexual mores of the New England frontier. Between 1785 and 1812 a midwife and healer named Martha Ballard kept a diary that recorded her arduous work (in 27 years she attended 816 births) as well as her domestic life in Hallowell, Maine. On the basis of that diary, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich gives us an intimate and densely imagined portrait, not only of the industrious and reticent Martha Ballard but of her society. At once lively and impeccably scholarly, A Midwife's Tale is a triumph of history on a human scale., PULITZER PRIZE WINNER.Drawing on the diaries of one woman in eighteenth-century Maine,"A truly talented historian unravels the fascinating life of a community that is so foreign, and yet so similar to our own" ( The New York Times Book Review). Between 1785 and 1812 a midwife and healer named Martha Ballard kept a diary that recorded her arduous work (in 27 years she attended 816 births) as well as her domestic life in Hallowell, Maine. On the basis of that diary, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich gives us an intimate and densely imagined portrait, not only of the industrious and reticent Martha Ballard but of her society. At once lively and impeccably scholarly, A Midwife's Tale is a triumph of history on a human scale.
LC Classification Number
F29.H15U47 1991
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- Mar 18, 2025
Great biography of Martha Ballard, midwife/healer of 18th century rural Maine
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- Feb 18, 2025
I’ve read the Frozen River which made me...
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- May 20, 2024
Book is n great shape. Love the gently used books. Very nice.
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- Aug 23, 2024
Book in great condition. No notes, so I ...
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- Aug 03, 2021
Great book
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