Bibliograph

Matrimony, Inc., from personal ads to swiping right, a story of America looking for love, Francesca Beauman

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Label

Matrimony, Inc., from personal ads to swiping right, a story of America looking for love, Francesca Beauman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-196)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Matrimony, Inc.

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1143650024

Responsibility statement

Francesca Beauman

Sub title

from personal ads to swiping right, a story of America looking for love

Summary

"Have you ever used a dating app or website? Then you have more in common than you know with lonely homesteaders in 18th century New England. At once heartwarming and heartbreaking, Matrimony, Inc. reveals the unifying thread that weaves its way through not just marriage and relationships over the centuries, but American social history itself: advertising for love."--Inside front jacket flap

Table Of Contents

"Any young lady" : Boston, c. 1720-1760 -- "Under 40, not deformed" : New York, c. 1770-1810 -- "Tired of the everlasting sameness of a bachelor's life" : men on the east coast, c. 1840-1860 -- "Someone to share my sweets or my bitters, whichever our lot may be" : women on the east coast, c. 1840-1860 -- "His drooping spirits" : The Civil War, 1861-1865 -- "All they require is teeth" : the frontier, c. 1850-1880 -- "A love of a mustache" : New York City, c. 1840-1880 -- "Object: fun and perhaps matrimony" : Chicago, c. 1865-1900 -- "A discreet young lady" : a turn-of-the-century crime wave, c. 1900 -- "No old maids or fast widows" : the western frontier, c. 1900 -- "Triflers need not apply" : Indiana, 1908 -- Looking for love in modern America, c. 1908-2020

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