A Midwife’s Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812
By Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
Read by Susan Ericksen
Unabridged
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Library CD (In Stock)
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2 Formats: Library CD
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2 Formats: MP3 CD
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ISBN: 9781665289313
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ISBN: 9781665289337
| Runtime: | 15.70 Hours |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Biography & Autobiography |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
Winner of the 1991 Pulitzer Prize for History
Between 1785 and 1812, a midwife and healer named Martha Ballard kept a diary that recorded her arduous work (in twenty-seven years she attended 816 births) as well as her domestic life in Hallowell, Maine. On the basis of that diary, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich gives us an intimate and densely imagined portrait, not only of the industrious and reticent Martha Ballard but of her society. At once lively and impeccably scholarly, A Midwife's Tale is a triumph of history on a human scale.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“Ulrich marvelously illuminates women’s status, the history of medicine, and daily life in the early Republic.” —Publishers Weekly
“This book is a model of social history at its best.” —Library Journal
A truly talented historian unravels the fascinating life of a community that is so foreign, and yet so similar to our own. —New York Times
Author
Author Bio: Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich was born in Sugar City, Idaho. She holds degrees from the University of New Hampshire, University of Utah, and Simmons College. As a MacArthur Fellow, Laurel worked on the PBS documentary based on A Midwife’s Tale. She is immediate past president of the Mormon History Association.
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Details
Details
| Available Formats : | Library CD, MP3 CD |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Biography & Autobiography |
| Runtime: | 15.70 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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