Then comes marriage? : a cultural history of the American family /

Janney, Rebecca Price, 1957-

Then comes marriage? : a cultural history of the American family / Rebecca Price Janney. - Chicago : Moody Publishers, 2010. - 259 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-259).

The English colonies -- Down the rivers, o'er the prairies -- For God and gold -- With the girls be handy -- Jumping the broom -- The Victorian ideal -- Extreme makeovers -- Of bloomers and revivalists -- Beside the golden door -- See the USA -- Through the darkness of the night -- Planet Hollywood -- Happy days : the 1950s -- Mutiny in the bounty -- What's love got to do with it? -- We are family -- Follow the leader -- The most excellent way.

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Families--Religious aspects--Christianity--History.
Families--History.--United States


United States--Moral conditions.

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