We Grew Up Together - 9780252026058

We Grew Up TogetherBrothers and Sisters in Nineteenth-Century America\nAuthor(s): Annette Atkins\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of Illinois Press, United States\nImprint: University of Illinois Press\nISBN-13: 9780252026058, 978-0252026058\nSynopsis\nThrough the letters brothers and sisters wrote to each other over the course of nearly a century [tel], Annette Atkins reveals the inner workings of ten nineteenth-century families, illuminating their everyday lives and central relationships. Drawing on the insights of Alfred Adler and others, Atkins examines the varying dynamics of \""warm\"" and \""cool\"" families, clothing theory in the human relations revealed by the letters. She looks at families located in various regions, families headed to the frontier, obscure families, and prominent names such as the Blairs of Washington, [url]\n The correspondence between brothers and sisters sheds light not only on the emotional fabric of their families but also on the way they learn t.