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Author:
Wister, Sarah, 1761-1804.
Title:
A colonial Quaker girl : the diary of Sally Wister, 1777-1778 / edited by Megan O'Hara ; with foreword by Suzanne L. Bunkers.
Publisher:
Blue Earth Books,
Copyright Date:
c2000
Description:
32 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Wister, Sarah,--1761-1804--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
United States--Personal narratives--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives--Juvenile literature.
Quakers--Philadelphia Region--Philadelphia Region--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Teenage girls--Philadelphia Region--Philadelphia Region--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Philadelphia (Pa.)--Social aspects--Revolution, 1775-1783--Social aspects--Juvenile literature.
United States--Social aspects--Revolution, 1775-1783--Social aspects--Juvenile literature.
Wister, Sarah,--1761-1804.
Quakers.
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives.
United States--Social life and customs--1775-1783.
Diaries.
Women--Biography.
Other Authors:
O'Hara, Megan.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.
Contents:
Starting your own diary. The diary of Sally Wister -- The Quaker religion -- Defeating the Hessians -- Philadelphia -- Tea time -- The battle of Germantown -- Quaker fashions -- Cruel winter at Valley Forge -- Philadelphia pepper pot -- Starting your own diary.
Summary:
Presents the diary of the sixteen-year-old daughter of a prominent Quaker family who moved with her family from British-occupied Philadelphia for the safety of the countryside during the Revolutionary War. Includes sidebars, activities, and a timeline related to this era.
Series:
Diaries, letters, and memoirs
ISBN:
9780736803496 (cover)
0736803491 (cover)
9780736803472
0736803475
LCCN:
99015273
Locations:
BCPB251 -- Dexter Public Library (Dexter) — JB WIS
NPPA983 -- Kinney Memorial Library (Hanlontown)
SCPC074 -- Hudson Public Library (Hudson)
DDPC173 -- Rockwell Public Library (Rockwell)

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