Book : A Midwifes Tale The Life Of Martha Ballard, Based On.

-Titulo Original : A Midwifes Tale The Life Of Martha Ballard, Based On Her Diary, 1785-1812

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Vintage

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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 Midwifes Tale is a triumph of history on a human scale. From Publishers Weekly The diary of a midwife and herbalist reveals the prevalence of violence, crime and premarital sex in rural 18th-century New England. Fleshing out this midwifes bare entries with interpretive essays . . . Ulrich marvelously illuminates womens status, the history of medicine and daily life in the early Republic, said PW . Illustrated. Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. Review 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 ReviewExpertly executed and endlessly interesting. An offbeat gem of scholarship. -Washington Post Book WorldA marvelously nuanced, subtle, and unillusioned portrayal of one womans life in early America. It has the makings of a classic. -Stephen Innes, University of VirginiaIt takes a historian of extraordinary persistence, skill, and empathy to recognized [Martha Ballards] diary as something of a buried treasure and to painstakingly unearth its gems.... Ulrich has recognized Ballards great spirit, and has given to us the gift of a life worth knowing. -Philadelphia Inquirer From the Publisher 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 From the Inside Flap 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. From the Back Cover 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. About the Author LAUREL THATCHER ULRICH was born in Sugar City, Idaho. She holds degrees from the University of New Hampshire, University of Utah, and Simmons College. She is 300th Anniversary University Professor at Harvard University and past president of the American Historical Association. As a MacArthur Fellow, Ulrich worked on the PBS documentary based on her Pulitzer Prize-winning book A Midwifes Tale. Her work is also featured on an award-winning website called dohistory.org. She is immediate past president of the Mormon History Association. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.