1600-1754: Lifestyles, Social Trends, and Fashion

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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 lIncarnation 305

PUBLICATIONS 306

Sidebars and tables are listed in italics.

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