Life and times : recollections of Eliza Cox Carter /

Diaries, a book of remedies and recipes, and descriptions of the house and possessions of Eliza Cox Carter illuminate the life and times of a woman who was simultaneously a sea captain's wife, a homemaker, and an unlicensed healer. Excerpts from her writings recorded between 1836 and 1882 have...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Carter, Eliza Cox, 1821-1899
Corporate Author: Canadian Museum of Civilization
Other Authors: Baxter, Judith, Quigley, Beth, 1953-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hull, Quebec : Canadian Museum of Civilization, ©1997.
Series:Mercury series. Paper (1993) ; 48.
Subjects:
Carter, Eliza Cox, > 1821-1899 > Diaries.
Carter, Eliza Cox > Journal intime.
Carter, Eliza Cox > Notes, esquisses, etc.
Carter, Eliza Cox, > 1821-1899
1800-1899
Women > New Brunswick > Kingston Peninsula > Diaries.
Ship captains' spouses > New Brunswick > Kingston Peninsula > Diaries.
Women healers > New Brunswick > Kingston Peninsula > Diaries.
Femmes > Nouveau-Brunswick > Journaux intimes.
Femmes > Nouveau-Brunswick > Kingston, Péninsule de > Journaux intimes.
Capitaines de navire > Conjoints > Nouveau-Brunswick > Kingston, Péninsule de > Journaux intimes.
Guérisseuses > Nouveau-Brunswick > Kingston, Péninsule de > Journaux intimes.
Manners and customs
Ship captains' spouses
Women
Women healers
Femmes > Canada > Nouveau-Brunswick > Journal intime.
Kingston Peninsula (N.B.) > Social life and customs > 19th century.
Kingston Peninsula (N.B.) > Biography.
Kingston, Péninsule de (N.-B.) > Biographies.
Kingston, Péninsule de (N.-B.) > Mœurs et coutumes > 19e siècle.
New Brunswick > Kingston Peninsula
Biographies
Diaries
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Judith Baxter and Beth Quigley
  • Ch. I. Eliza Carter
  • Ch. II. Diary of 1850-51, England to Bombay and Return
  • Ch. III. Diary of 1865, Autumn on Long Reach
  • Ch. IV. Study of the House at Carter's Point / Judith Baxter and Beth Quigley
  • Ch. V. Eliza's Treasures / Judith Baxter and Beth Quigley
  • Ch. VI. Remedy and Recipe Book
  • Index: Remedies and Recipes
  • Glossary / Judith Baxter and Beth Quigley.

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