{"product_id":"mistress-of-riversdale-the-plantation-letters-of-rosalie-stier-calvert-1795-1821-paperback","title":"Mistress of Riversdale: The Plantation Letters of Rosalie Stier Calvert, 1795-1821 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMargaret Law Callcott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Book Prize from the Maryland Historical Association \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A richer reflection of life in early 19th-century Maryland and the Washington environs cannot be found . . . These superb letters are enhanced by able editing, both in footnotes and excellent essays at the beginning and end.\" --Washington Post Book World\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Callcott is a suberb editor; she has exhaustively researched every aspect of Calvert's life, and her introductory and concluding essays, including an account of George Calvert's relationship with a slave woman, which produced five children, contain much information of interest.\" --Elizabeth R. Baer, \u003ci\u003eBelles Lettres\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"These letters document the timeless elements of domestic life--family relationships, childbirth, illness, househld chores--but they offer far more than the familiar fare of the plantation mistress.\"--Patricia Brady, \u003ci\u003eThe Virginia Magazine of History and Biography\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e'These letters document the timeless elements of domestic life--family relationships, childbirth, illness, household chores--but they offer far more than the familiar fare of the plantation mistress.'--Patricia Brady, The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargaret Law Callcott\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Negro in Maryland Politics, 1870-1912.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.06 x 9.23 x 6.03 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 1992\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42131378077831,"sku":"9780801843990","price":59.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/b5b28192b03cf47bd9d8ce83e33213ea.webp?v=1732618490","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/mistress-of-riversdale-the-plantation-letters-of-rosalie-stier-calvert-1795-1821-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}