The book that tells you what you want to know about the daily lives of the prosperous merchant class in mid-19th century New York. Based on contemporary sources including diaries and memoirs of the Tredwells’ neighbors and what the house itself reveals.

You’ll read about

• Entertaining in the front parlor and at formal dinners.
• The etiquette of courtship and romance.
• Medical treatments, childbirth, and why so many died prematurely.
• Hygienic practices and use of cosmetics.
• Women’s leisure activities
• How the servants performed their many duties.
• And much more.