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A midwife's tale : the life of Martha Ballard, based on her diary, 1785-1812, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
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- Summary
- Presents the life of Martha Ballard, a midwife in Maine during the eighteenth century, by drawing on the detailed diary she kept for twenty-seven years of her life
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First Vintage books edition
- Extent
- x, 444 pages
- Contents
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- "a great sea A going"
- August 1787: "Exceeding dangerously ill"
- September 1788: "warpt a piece"
- October 1789: "Mrs. Foster has sworn a rape on a number of men"
- November 1792: "matrimonial writes"
- December 1793: "Birth 50. Birth 51"
- January 1796: "find my house up in arms"
- February 1801: "a desection performed"
- March 1804: "what a scean had I to go at evening"
- April 1806: "Polly Purington here"
- May 1809: "workt in my gardin."
- Isbn
- 9780679733768
- Label
- A midwife's tale : the life of Martha Ballard, based on her diary, 1785-1812
- Title
- A midwife's tale
- Title remainder
- the life of Martha Ballard, based on her diary, 1785-1812
- Statement of responsibility
- Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
- Title variation
- Midwives tale
- Subject
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- Augusta (Me.) | Biography
- Ballard, Martha
- Ballard, Martha, 1735-1812
- Ballard, Martha, 1735-1812
- Biographies
- Biography
- Hallowell (Me.) -- Biography
- Hallowell (Me.) | Biography
- Kennebec River Valley (Me.) -- Social life and customs
- Kennebec River Valley (Me.) | Social life and customs
- Kennebec River Valley, EE. UU. -- Vida social y costumbres
- Augusta (Me.) -- Biography
- Maine -- Hallowell
- Maine -- Kennebec River Valley
- Manners and customs
- Midwives
- Midwives -- Maine | Augusta -- Biography
- Midwives -- Maine | Hallowell -- Biography
- Midwives | Biography | Maine | Augusta
- Midwives | Biography | Maine | Hallowell
- Verloskundigen
- Maine -- Augusta
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Presents the life of Martha Ballard, a midwife in Maine during the eighteenth century, by drawing on the detailed diary she kept for twenty-seven years of her life
- Awards note
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- American Historical Association John H. Dunning Prize for U.S. history, 1990
- American Association for the History of Medicine William H. Welch Medal, 1995
- Bancroft Prize, 1991
- Berkshire Conference First Book Prize, 1990
- Pulitzer Prize, History, 1991
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1938-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Ulrich, Laurel Thatcher
- Illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Ballard, Martha
- Ballard, Martha
- Hallowell (Me.)
- Augusta (Me.)
- Kennebec River Valley (Me.)
- Midwives
- Midwives
- Kennebec River Valley, EE. UU.
- Manners and customs
- Midwives
- Maine
- Maine
- Maine
- Verloskundigen
- Label
- A midwife's tale : the life of Martha Ballard, based on her diary, 1785-1812, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 366-411) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- "a great sea A going" -- August 1787: "Exceeding dangerously ill" -- September 1788: "warpt a piece" -- October 1789: "Mrs. Foster has sworn a rape on a number of men" -- November 1792: "matrimonial writes" -- December 1793: "Birth 50. Birth 51" -- January 1796: "find my house up in arms" -- February 1801: "a desection performed" -- March 1804: "what a scean had I to go at evening" -- April 1806: "Polly Purington here" -- May 1809: "workt in my gardin."
- Control code
- 22911420
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- First Vintage books edition
- Extent
- x, 444 pages
- Isbn
- 9780679733768
- Lccn
- 90055674
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)22911420
- Label
- A midwife's tale : the life of Martha Ballard, based on her diary, 1785-1812, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 366-411) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- "a great sea A going" -- August 1787: "Exceeding dangerously ill" -- September 1788: "warpt a piece" -- October 1789: "Mrs. Foster has sworn a rape on a number of men" -- November 1792: "matrimonial writes" -- December 1793: "Birth 50. Birth 51" -- January 1796: "find my house up in arms" -- February 1801: "a desection performed" -- March 1804: "what a scean had I to go at evening" -- April 1806: "Polly Purington here" -- May 1809: "workt in my gardin."
- Control code
- 22911420
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- First Vintage books edition
- Extent
- x, 444 pages
- Isbn
- 9780679733768
- Lccn
- 90055674
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)22911420
Subject
- Augusta (Me.) | Biography
- Ballard, Martha
- Ballard, Martha, 1735-1812
- Ballard, Martha, 1735-1812
- Biographies
- Biography
- Hallowell (Me.) -- Biography
- Hallowell (Me.) | Biography
- Kennebec River Valley (Me.) -- Social life and customs
- Kennebec River Valley (Me.) | Social life and customs
- Kennebec River Valley, EE. UU. -- Vida social y costumbres
- Augusta (Me.) -- Biography
- Maine -- Hallowell
- Maine -- Kennebec River Valley
- Manners and customs
- Midwives
- Midwives -- Maine | Augusta -- Biography
- Midwives -- Maine | Hallowell -- Biography
- Midwives | Biography | Maine | Augusta
- Midwives | Biography | Maine | Hallowell
- Verloskundigen
- Maine -- Augusta
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