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050 00 HQ800.3|b.M38 2009
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100 1 McCurdy, John Gilbert,|d1972-
245 10 Citizen bachelors :|bmanhood and the creation of the
United States /|cJohn Gilbert McCurdy.
260 Ithaca :|bCornell University Press,|c2009.
300 xi, 268 p. :|bill. ;|c24 cm.
504 Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-260) and
index.
505 0 Introduction : bachelors in early America -- "Unmarried
men are best friends, best masters, best servants" :
singles in early colonial America -- "If a single man and
able he shall make satisfaction" : the bachelor laws --
"Every one of them shall be chained about the middle to a
post like a monkey" : literary representations of the
bachelor -- "I resolve to live a bachelor while I remain
in this wicked country" : living single in early America -
- "The bachelor is the only free man" : the single man and
the American Revolution -- Epilogue : bachelors since 1800
-- Appendix : singles' laws, 1500-1800.
505 0 Introduction : bachelors in early America -- "Unmarried
men are best friends, best masters, best servants" :
singles in early colonial America -- "If a single man and
able he shall make satisfaction" : the bachelor laws --
"Every one of them shall be chained about the middle to a
post like a monkey" : literary representations of the
bachelor -- "I resolve to live a bachelor while I remain
in this wicked country" : living single in early America -
- "The bachelor is the only free man" : the single man and
the American Revolution -- Epilogue : bachelors since 1800
-- Appendix : singles' laws, 1500-1800.
650 0 Bachelors|zUnited States|xHistory|y17th century.
650 0 Bachelors|zUnited States|xHistory|y18th century.
651 0 United States|xSocial life and customs|yTo 1775.
651 0 United States|xSocial life and customs|y1775-1783.
970 01 |tList of Illustrations
970 11 |lIntroduction|tBachelors in Early America|p1
970 11 |l1|t"Unmarried Men Are Best Friends, Best Masters, Best
Servants": Singles in Early Colonial America|p12
970 11 |l2|t"If a Single Man and Able He Shall Make Satisfaction"
: The Bachelor Laws|p50
970 11 |l3|t"Every One of Them Shall Be Chained about the Middle
to a Post Like a Monkey": Literary Representations of the
Bachelor|p84
970 11 |l4|t"I Resolve to Live a Batchelor While I Remain in This
Wicked Country": Living Single in Early America|p120
970 11 |l5|t"The Bachelor Is the Only Free Man": The Single Man
and the American Revolution|p160
970 11 |tEpilogue: Bachelors since 1800|p198
970 11 |lAppendix|tSingles' Laws, 1500-1800|p203
970 01 |tNotes|p213
970 01 |tIndex|p261
971 |d20090427
