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User Review - NatalieSW - LibraryThingVery interesting material presented here portraying the change over time of the manners, customs, and unspoken rules of courtship in the United States. The author presents theories as to why change ... Read full review
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| Title | Hands and hearts: a history of courtship in America |
| Author | Ellen K. Rothman |
| Publisher | Basic Books, Inc., 1984 |
| ISBN | 0465028802, 9780465028801 |
| Length | 370 pages |
| Subjects | › Family & Relationships / Love & Romance |
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