1600-1754: Lifestyles, Social Trends, and Fashion
1600-1754: Chapter Eight: Lifestyles, Social Trends, and Fashion
by TIMOTHY D. HALL
CONTENTS
CHRONOLOGY 276
OVERVIEW 283
TOPICS IN THE NEWS
British American Consumers 286
The Finer Things in Life 287
Fashion 288
The Well-Dressed Colonist in 1740 288
Gender 290
Housing 292
Sharing Rooms and Beds 292
Immigrants on the Move 294
Average Travel Times by Sail in 1730 294
Marriage and the Family 295
Fording a Flooded River 296
Daily Diet 296
A Wedding in the Spanish Borderlands 298
Public Celebrations and Rituals 300
Wishing for Christmas in Early America 300
HEADLINE MAKERS
William Byrd II 303
Olaudah Equiano 304
Marie de l’Incarnation 305
PUBLICATIONS 306
Sidebars and tables are listed in italics.
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