Recollections Of The Early Republic: Selected AutobiographiesJoyce Appleby UPNE, 1997 M01 30 - 276 pages Situated within a broader historical context by the editor's commentary, these narratives by pioneer housewives, former slaves, and entrepreneurs reflect the dramatic economic, social, political, and religious transformations taking place in the infant republic. |
Contents
Further Reading | xxii |
Daniel Drake 17851852 | 39 |
Julia Anne Hieronymus Tevis 17991879 | 68 |
Lucy Fletcher Kellogg 17931878 | 145 |
Chauncey Jerome 17931868 | 159 |
Lorrain 17901860 | 244 |
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