A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812

By (author): "Laurel Thatcher Ulrich"
Genres:Nonfiction books  History books  Biography books  Historical books  Womens books  American History books  
Publish Date: 1990
A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812
ISBN0679733760
ISBN139780679733768
AsinA Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812
Original titleA Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812 (Vintage Books)
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.