American Woman's Home

Name: American Woman's Home
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ISBN: 9781429011112

ISBN-10: 1429011114

ISBN-13: 9781429011112

Edition: 2008

Authors: Harriet Beecher Stowe, Harriet Stowe

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Published in 1869 by the indomitable Beecher sisters, The American Woman's Home is remarkable for both its philosophy and its practicality. A pioneering work of scientific kitchen planning, the book's recommendation for specific work areas, built-in cupboards and shelves, and continuous work surfaces are ideals that, while new at the time, are taken for granted today. The work presupposes a servantless home and teaches the homemaker basic skills on how to cope with such inventions as stoves and refrigerators, as well as providing information on healthful food and drink, care of the sick, and care of the home. While the few recipes included are mainly medicinal, this is an important work of…

Book details

List price: $30.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Applewood Books
Publication date: 3/25/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 524
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.18" tall
Weight: 1.694
Language: English

Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) was a novelist, essayist, and short-story writer best known for her first novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin.