Cultivating gentlemen
Subtitle: the meaning of country life among the Boston elite, 1785-1860
By: Tamara Plakins Thornton.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 1989
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 244
Subjects: Elite (Social sciences) -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- History -- 19th century.; Elite (Social sciences) -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- History -- 18th century.; Agriculture -- Massachusetts -- History -- 19th century.; Agriculture -- Massachusetts -- History -- 18th century.; Country life -- Massachusetts -- History -- 19th century.; Country life -- Massachusetts -- History -- 18th century.; Boston (Mass.) -- Social life and customs.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-240) and index.