We Grew Up Together: Brothers and Sisters in Nineteenth-Century America

by Annette Atkins

Through the letters brothers and sisters wrote to each other over the course of nearly a century (1840-1920), Annette Atkins reveals the inner workings of ten nineteenth-century families, illuminating their everyday lives and central relationships. Drawing on the insights of Alfred Adler and others, Atkins examines the varying dynamics of "warm" and "cool" families, clothing theory in the human relations revealed by the letters. She looks at families...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252026055
• ISBN13: 9780252026058
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"