The Journal and Occasional Writings of Sarah WisterFairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1987 - 149 pàgines The first publication of the entire journal of Sarah Wister, a young woman who form 1777 to 1780 wrote of her experiences to share with her two closest friends. Her writings, which represent both an autobiographical and a historical document of the Revolutionary War period, are supplemented in this edition by comprehensive annotations and introductory material. |
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ILLUSTRATIONS | 8 |
A NOTE ON THE TEXT | 9 |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 11 |
INTRODUCTION TO THE JOURNAL OF SARAH WISTER | 13 |
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THE JOURNAL OF SARAH WISTER | 41 |
THE DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL | 51 |
POETRY AND PROSE | 72 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 109 |
INDEX | 114 |
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