Catharine Esther Beecher

William Still

Charles Ball

Charles W. Chesnutt

Ebenezer Davies

Nancy Bostick De Saussure

"Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally." - Abraham Lincoln. Recollections of life on a plantation pre-Civil War, a thrilling slave escape story, Fifty Years in Chains by Charles Ball, a famous essay on Slavery and Abolitionism, a survey of 'Christian slavery' and The Marrow of Tradition by Charles W. Chestnut - it's all here and more in Slave Narrative Six Pack 5: Fifty Years in Chains; or, the Life of an American Slave by Charles Ball. Cordelia Loney's Escape by William Still. An Essay on Slavery and Abolitionism by Catharine Esther Beecher. The Marrow of Tradition by Charles W. Chesnutt. Old Plantation Days: Being Recollections of Southern Life Before the Civil War N. B. De Saussure. American Scenes, and Christian Slavery - A Recent Tour of Four Thousand Miles in the United States by Ebenezer Davies.

Slave Narrative Six Pack 5

"Common Sense Applied to Religion; Or, The Bible and the People" by Catharine Esther Beecher. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Common Sense Applied to Religion; Or, The Bible and the People

Beecher's philosophy was that men should dominate the broad political and economic spheres, and women should have complete control of the household, rearing of children, and education.

A Treatise on Domestic Economy

The Beecher family added much to the education and edification of Americans in the 19th Century. Catharine Beecher, sister to Harriet Beecher Stowe, was a prominent and respected author during her time. Part cookbook, part health manual, and part domestic guide, Miss Beecher's Housekeeper, published in 1873, sought to codify and simplify the information and skills needed to efficiently and effectively run a household. While a practical guide, Miss Beecher's explication of her underlying philosophy of domestic science as necessary to the health and happiness of all people gives insight into the social mores of the time.

Containing Five Hundred Recipes for Economical and Healthful Cooking

Miss Beecher's Housekeeper and Healthkeeper

Despite her commitment to improving women's lives by educating them in the principles of domestic science, Beecher was against suffrage for women, believing that the majority of women were not sufficiently educated or mature to accept the responsibility of suffrage.

Woman Suffrage and Woman's Profession

Believing that too many American women suffered from poor health, Beecher wrote this book to educate women about their bodies and about the ways to maintain their health.

Letters to the People on Health and Happiness

For Schools and Families

Physiology and Calisthenics

Harriet Beecher Stowe

This volume on the domestic sciences was co-authored by Harriet Beecher Stowe and her elder sister, Catharine Beecher, an educator and reformer who was instrumental in Beecher Stowe's rearing and education after the loss of their mother when Beecher Stowe was five years old. This book contains advice on everything from religion to chimney and furnace cleaning, home decorating to healthcare, exercise and nutrition, as well as laundry, household budgeting, gardening and the care of pets. All-in-all, a very practical and informative tomefor the 19th-century domestic goddess.

Being a Guide to the Formation and Maintenance of Economical, Healthful, Beautiful, and Christian Homes

The American Woman's Home, Or, Principles of Domestic Science

Letter, Dated from Round Hill, Northampton, May 26, 1850, and Concerned with the Author's Truth Stranger Than Fiction

Designed as a Supplement to Her Treatise on Domestic Economy

Miss Beecher's Domestic Receipt-book

An Appeal to the People in Behalf of Their Rights as Authorized Interpreters of the Bible

... in Three Parts ...

Arithmetic Simplified

Published in 1846 in New York, Miss Beecher’s Domestic Receipt Book was written by Catharine Esther Beecher, one of the most influential women writers and social activists of her time. This best-selling cookbook had over 25 printings, and it included detailed recipes that were created to make life easier and improved for the average housewife, simultaneously celebrating women’s work as an art form. The “original” recipes have all been tested by respected housewives and include directions for royal crumpets, sassafras jelly, rice griddle cakes, codfish relish, mutton hash, and mock turtle soup, as well as practical advice for setting the table, butchering a pig, handling the issue of alcohol in the home, and basting techniques. Throughout the book, Beecher emphasizes that a variety of healthy, nutritious foods should be provided for optimal family well-being. With the original receipts and useful and practical information provided in Miss Beecher’s Domestic Receipt Book, it is no surprise that Beecher became one of the most influential writers and social activists of her time. She continues to be studied and valued today. This edition of Miss Beecher’s Domestic Receipt Book was reproduced by permission from the volume in the collection of the American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts. Founded in 1812 by Isaiah Thomas, a Revolutionary War patriot and successful printer and publisher, the society is a research library documenting the lives of Americans from the colonial era through 1876. The society collects, preserves, and makes available as complete a record as possible of the printed materials from the early American experience. The cookbook collection comprises approximately 1,100 volumes.

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