Athens, GA: The University of Georgia Press, 2006 The University of Georgia Press, Athens, Ga. 2006. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; first five pages were folded together in a crease; else near fine with light tip and tail rubbing. DJ: Very Good; bottom edge bumping and curling of the front panel on bottom. Tan cloth boards with deep brown lettering on the spine. 253 pp 8vo. This book explores women's changing roles amid the developing demographic, economic, and social circumstances of the colony from 1730s to 1770s. The author looks at the experiences of white, black, and Native American women; old and young, single and married, working in and out of the home. He also looks at how basic assumptions about courtship, marriage, and family varied over time and became more restrictive against interracial relationships. A clean presentable copy.

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Bookseller: Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 006076
Title: Georgia's Frontier Women; Female Fortunes in a Southern Colony
Author: Ben Marsh
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: The University of Georgia Press
Place of Publication: Athens, GA
Date Published: 2006
Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Keywords: Georgia Colonies, Early America, American Revolution, Women in the colonies, interracial marriage in the Georgia colonies, Creek Indians, industry, marriage, social life, British colonies in Georgia,

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Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.

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