I would like to learn more about the daily life of a landless peasant
in Posen, Germany (now Poznan, Wielkopolska, Poland) in the 19th
Century.  For that time period, I would like to read about type and
construction of housing; schools and education (was instruction in
German or Polish or both?); clothing; baptism, marriage and death
customs; other traditions of this region; food; patterns of movement
for day laborer jobs; wages, etc.  I am interested in English language
material only as I do not read Polish.  I am interested in references
to books and articles on the subjects mentioned.  I am not interested
in any information on the polka.

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