A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812
By Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
The author, Ms. Ulrich, did a great job of extracting bits of the diary, putting them in historical perspective, filling in the gaps and making us really understand Martha Ballard, her life and times. Kudos!
I had read bits of either this or another condensation of the diary before, a long time ago. And I’d read a fictionalized history based (very loosely) on the life of Martha Ballard. They were both intriguing in their own way, but this was complete and quite fulfilling.
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