The mother at home
Subtitle: or, The principles of maternal duty : familiarly illustrated
By: by John S. C. Abbott.
Edition: 2d ed.
Publisher: Crocker and Brewster
Published: 1833
Place of publication: Boston
Subjects: Mother and child.
Other titles: Principles of maternal duty.
Description: Written by a Calvinist minister, this advice book to mothers on how to raise their children has a highly religious and moralistic flavor. Arguing that it is the mother's natural duty to raise her children, the author stresses the importance of teaching them to be obedient and religious.