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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Videos: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message Icon:                             Message: Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by RedFraggle[/i] [br]I was looking for a forum on random books dealing with 18th c. studies, but didn't see one, so I thought I'd make my own. [^] I've been doing a lot of scattered reading here lately, and I've found some really interesting books. Here's my take on them, if anyone is interested. I'd also like any suggestions for further reading. I've got the whole summer ahead of me. . . . [u]The British & Colonial Armies[/u] [i]A People's Army[/i] by Fred Anderson. A book about the lives and experiences of Massachusetts provincial soldiers during the F&I War. Interesting info on troop demographics as well as individual soldiers. [i]Redcoats[/i] by Stephen Brumwell. About the Brits in America, 1755-1763. I mostly liked this book because of all the firsthand accounts taken from letters and diary entries of individual soldiers and commanders. Info on recruiting, discipline, tactical evolution, and Highland troops in the Americas. [i]Military Uniforms in America. The Era of the American Revolution, 1755-1795[/i] by John Elting Kind of disappointed with this one. Some good (albeit comic-booky) color drawings of uniforms, but not very comprehensive. Didn't find what I was looking for. [u]Costume[/u] [i]The Visual History of Costume Accessories[/i] by Valerie Cummings. Covers 1500's to modern day in less than 170 pages. About 30 pages on the 1700's. All pictures are black and white, so not as good as the books with full color illustrations, if you ask me. [i]What Clothes Reveal[/i] by Linda Baumgarten I'm in love with this book. It's so [i]pretty[/i]. Every page has full-color photos of items from the collection of 18th c. clothing in Colonial Willamsburg. I learned a [i]lot[/i] about 18th c. dress. [u]Social History[/u] [i]Sex and the Eighteenth Century Man[/i] by Thomas Foster This book provides an interesting look at the dynamics of sex and power in the 18th c. and defines what it meant to be a "man" in that era. Chapters on marriage and fatherhood, rape, bachelors, interracial relationships, and homosexuality. A lot of examples from diaries, letters, and courtroom documents, all drawn from 18th c. Massachusetts. [i]Sexual Revolution in Early America[/i] by Richard Godbeer Haven't finished this one yet, but I've read the chapter called "Popular Sexual Mores in 17th c. New England," and have started the chapter on regulation of sexual practices in the 18th c. Again, a lot of info from diaries, letters, and court cases. In case you can't tell, I'm very interested in social history. [:D] What I enjoy most about the above listed books is the wealth of information from primary sources (diaries, letters, etc.). I'm also interested in gender studies, but then again I guess you have to be when you're in my field. (Studying Classical literature can't really be done without talking about the male/female divide.) Anybody else read the books I listed? Or have other suggestions? I'd love to hear them. [C:-)] [/quote]    Upload an Image File From Your PC For Insertion in Your Post    -  HTML is OFF | Forum Code is ON   Check here to include your profile signature. Check here to subscribe to this topic.