Iveson Lewis Brookes: barometer of antebellum America ; 1986 Apr. 30 : [typescript] / Robert B. Bennett, Jr.

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Iveson Lewis Brookes: barometer of antebellum America ; 1986 Apr. 30 : [typescript] / Robert B. Bennett, Jr.

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Topics discussed include Brookes' relationship with his children; including thoughts on the marriages of his daughters, and advice to his son re such vices as gambling, drinking and masturbation; includes quotes acknowledging influence on Brookes of Presbyterian minister Sylvester Graham (remembered for his invention of the Graham cracker). Essay includes references to Graham's sex instruction book warning of detrimental effects of masturbation titled, A Lecture to Young Men on Chastity: Intended Also for the Serious Consideration of Parents and Guardians (published 1838).

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