Only the Clothes on Her Back: Clothing and the Hidden History of Power in the Nineteenth-Century United States by Laura F. Edwards, Laura F. Edwards
Only the Clothes on Her Back: Clothing and the Hidden History of Power in the Nineteenth-Century United States
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Laura F. Edwards, Laura F. Edwards
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Only the Clothes on Her Back: Clothing and the Hidden History of Power in the Nineteenth-Century United States

Laura F. Edwards, Laura F. Edwards

456 pages • first pub 2022 (view editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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An innovative recasting of US legal and economic history through the power of clothing for those who lacked power and status in American society.What can dresses, bedlinens, waistcoats, pantaloons, shoes, and kerchiefs tell us about the legal stat...

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