The Boardinghouse in Nineteenth-Century America

by Wendy Gamber

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Published April 9, 2007 by The Johns Hopkins University Press .
Written in

Subjects:

• American history: c 1800 to c 1900,
• Social history,
• History,
• History - U.S.,
• History: American,
• USA,
• United States - 19th Century,
• History / United States / General,
• 19th century,
• Boardinghouses,
• Lodging-houses,
• United States,
• Travel - United States

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The Physical Object
Format	Hardcover
Number of Pages	232
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL7871590M
ISBN 10	080188571X
ISBN 10	9780801885716

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The Boardinghouse in Nineteenth-Century America Juxtaposed to the soups are dishes of traditional American fare, such as chicken wings, paired with extravagant choices such as Dora Perignon, fresh daily hand-cut pastas, and hearty " boardinghouse " dishes which are served at a table and then shared by all the diners sitting there. The conduct book in its nineteenth century American form is part of what was called the prescriptive literature, also known as advice books. More particularly, conduct books are part of the behavioural books. Other manuals belonging to prescriptive literature are for instance the etiquette manual, the courtesy book, Size: KB. She is the author of three books: The Female Economy: The Millinery and Dressmaking Trades, , The Boardinghouse in Nineteenth-Century America, and The Notorious Mrs. Clem: Murder and Money in the Gilded Age.