Presents facts about the lack of sanitation, personal hygiene, dental care, antibiotics, and insecticides in eighteenth-century America and the unfortunate results this had on everyday living conditions.
Record details
ISBN:076139091X (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
ISBN:9780761390916 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
Physical Description:48 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm print
Publisher:Minneapolis : Millbrook Press, 2014.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 44-45) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction : the yucky past -- The awful smells -- The creepy-crawly bugs -- The nasty germs -- The uncomfortable fashions -- Author's note -- Glossary -- Source notes -- Selected bibliography -- Further reading -- Places to visit -- Index.