444 pages
English language
Published Nov. 20, 1990 by Knopf, Distributed by Random House.
A midwife's tale
the life of Martha Ballard, based on her diary, 1785-1812
Subjects
- Ballard, Martha, 1735-1812
- Midwives -- Maine -- Hallowell -- Biography
- Midwives -- Maine -- Augusta -- Biography
- Hallowell (Me.) -- Biography
- Augusta (Me.) -- Biography
- Kennebec River Valley (Me.) -- Social life and customs