Author: Ava Chamberlain
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814723721
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
In this compelling and meticulously researched work of micro-history, Ava Chamberlain unearths a fuller history of Elizabeth Tuttle. It is a violent and tragic story in which anxious patriarchs struggle to govern their households, unruly women disobey their husbands, mental illness tears families apart, and loved ones die sudden deaths.