The wonderful and fascinating details of the 1800s have been gathered into one interesting volume, in which McCutcheon has included quotes from 19th-century cit

Provides information about many aspects of everyday life in the 1800s, covering speech and slang, transportation, household goods, clothing, occupations, money,

Provides period information on home furnishings, fashion, medicine, the courts, entertainment, shopping, travel, and etiquette.

Intended for writers who need authentic background for their writing, but makes a hipper-dipper read for the rest of us palookas, too. Covers popular slang as w

Provides period information on clothes and accessories, food, architecture, medicine, education, communications, crime, and money.