As Various as Their Land: The Everyday Lives of Eighteenth-Century Americans

by Stephanie Grauman Wolf

Period journals, letters, and other writings portray family and social structures, class boundaries, ethnic identities, habits, and lifestyles of the American colonists

Genres: History, American History, Nonfiction

352 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1993

Reviews

[Allison C]

I've always thought of myself as a history nerd. But when I picked up this book I realized what part of history I enjoy--and that's learning about everyday life and regular people. Of course politics, economics, etc. play a huge role in history and certainly color the lives of everyday people...but I just don't find those things as interesting.

As Various As Their Land is part of a series of books that looks at different eras of American History and describes what life--family, work, homes, communities--was like for normal people. A fascinating read that makes you glad to live in the 21st century.

[John E]

This is third book in this series that I have read and it was really a great study. I love history and this is the real history of our country with little politics.

[Anne]

As thorough and entertaining as possible, Wolf covers a century of America in which so much change and innovation occurred. She covers the different geographic areas of America in this social history, which I appreciated. This is an excellent read for an armchair historian or genealogist.

[Sarah]

Reading this for a class I'm teaching in the fall.

[Chris]

Good history, and an excellent introduction to reading primary sources on Early America.

[Helen Azar]

Excellent book which covers all aspects of 18th century life in America.