At Day's Close: Night in Times Past
by A. Roger Ekirch | History | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0393329011 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0393329011 Global Overview for this book
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"In the centuries before electric lighting, nighttime was thought to be a separate 'season,' an 'alternate reign' that defied established habits and values. In this strikingly original work, A. Roger Ekirch resurrects a vivid world with its own rules and rituals, of satanic spirits, night kings, and bandogs, of sewing circles and blanket fairs. Panoramic in scope, At Day's Close is fashioned on an intimate scale, enriched by personal stories and twenty years of research."
"In the centuries before electric lighting, nighttime was thought to be a separate 'season,' an 'alternate reign' that defied established habits and values. In this strikingly original work, A. Roger Ekirch resurrects a vivid world with its own rules and rituals, of satanic spirits, night kings, and bandogs, of sewing circles and blanket fairs. Panoramic in scope, At Day's Close is fashioned on an intimate scale, enriched by personal stories and twenty years of research."
