Citizen bachelors manhood and the creation of the United States / John Gilbert McCurdy.
| Author/creator | McCurdy, John Gilbert, 1972- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Ithaca : Cornell University Press, |
| Description | xi, 268 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction : bachelors in early America -- "Unmarried men are best friends, best masters, best servants" : singles in early colonial America -- "If a single man and able he shall make satisfaction" : the bachelor laws -- "Every one of them shall be chained about the middle to a post like a monkey" : literary representations of the bachelor -- "I resolve to live a bachelor while I remain in this wicked country" : living single in early America -- "The bachelor is the only free man" : the single man and the American Revolution -- Epilogue : bachelors since 1800 -- Appendix : singles' laws, 1500-1800. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-260) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2008045803 |
| ISBN | 9780801447884 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0801447887 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 40016621637 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |