Results for "Zug, Marcia A."

An illuminating and thought-provoking examination of the uniquely American institution of marriage, from the Colonial era through the #MeToo agePerfect for fans of Rebecca Solnit and Rebecca TraisterAmericans hold marriage in such high esteem that we push people toward it, reward them for taking p... Read More about You'll Do: A History of Marrying for Reasons Other Than Love

"Zug's wry, clear-eyed history of American marriage shines a new light on an old institution. An absolute pleasure." — Liz Scheier, author of Never Simple An illuminating and thought-provoking examination of the uniquely American institution of marriage, from the Colonial era through the present d... Read More about You'll Do: A History of Marrying for Reasons Other Than Love

There have always been mail-order brides in America--but we haven't always thought about them in the same ways. In Buying a Bride, Marcia A. Zug starts with the so-called "Tobacco Wives" of the Jamestown colony and moves all the way forward to today's modern same-sex mail-order grooms to explore the... Read More about Buying a Bride: An Engaging History of Mail-Order Matches