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

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

A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812
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Author: Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1991-06-04
ISBN: 0679733760
Number of pages: 464
Publisher: Vintage
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  • Paperbacg with design of handwriting.

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

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.

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