Catherine E. Beecher & Harriet Beecher Stowe 
New Housekeeper’s Manual [PDF ebook] 
Embracing a New Revised Edition of the American Woman’s Home; Or, Principles of Domestic Science; Being a Guide to Economical, Healthful, Beautiful, and Christian Homes; Together With the Handy Cook-Book

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