Manners And Morals Of Yesterday.
Manners And Morals Of YesterdaySam Tuttle
Native Ground Books And Music
109 Bell Road, Asheville, NC 2805-1521
0914166190 $14.95 nativegrounds.com
Enhanced with historic line drawn illustrations, Manners And Morals Of Yesterday by Sam Tuttle is an intriguing collection of what was considered "proper etiquette" according to the social constraints and expectations as required in "polite society" of a yesteryear America. Compiling an expansive and impressively knowledgeable collection, Manners And Morals Of Yesterday offers readers such seemingly peculiar historical details as the controversy over smoking as early as the 1700's; the proper dress code for men and women in church, the theater, an ordinary evening, during exercise; and the terrible exposure of a woman's "imperfections" when wearing a dress not snug and high upon her neck. Manners And Morals Of Yesterday is very highly recommended as an informative and fascinating collection of often humorous historical constraints and cultural and societal restrictions that will have as much appeal for non-specialist general readers searching for an entertaining and informative insight into America and the "civilized" world's most inane cordial laws, as it would students of American history and cultural anthropology.
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| Publication: | The Bookwatch |
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| Article Type: | Book review |
| Date: | Jul 1, 2006 |
| Words: | 190 |
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