Teen Girl in American Revolution —"The Journal & Writing of SARAH WISTER"

Description: • For your consideration: • In HARDCOVER: • “The JOURNAL and OCCASIONAL WRITINGSof SARAH WISTER” (Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1987) (Hardcover, First Edition Thus) • The Revolutionary War as Experienced & Described by a 16-Year-Old Quaker “Maiden” of Philadelphia • EDITED & INTRODUCED BY: KATHRYN ZABELLE DEROUNIAN • “A gem of early American women’s literature and an important historical document, the entire journal is published here for the first time in a modern scholarly edition.”—THE PUBLISHER • “KATHRYN DEROUNIAN’s fine edition of SARAH WISTER’S JOURNAL will be a treat for casual readers and an important resource for scholars…a compelling new vision of a clever and engaging young woman, more literate and complex than previously apparent. The JOURNAL—an important document for students of Pennsylvania history, Revolutionary history, and women’s studies as well—covers the years 1778-1781 when WISTER, a Quaker girl of sixteen, sought refuge with her family…fifteen miles from British-occupied Philadelphia. There WISTER began to record her daily activities, interlaced with thoughts about friendship, human nature, ‘genteel young soldiers,’ and the vicissitudes of war…. DEROUNIAN…argues convincingly that WISTER’s journal holds up well to literary as well as historical scrutiny…. For many readers, however, the JOURNAL’s most remarkable feature will remain the author herself, who well deserves the scholarly attention she is finally receiving.” —TERRI PREMO, PENNSYLVANIA MAGAZINE OF HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY • “When the British Army moved to occupy Philadelphia in September of 1777, sixteen-year-old SALLY WISTER fled with her Quaker family. While in the relative safety of the countryside, SALLY began to keep a journal of her experience for her friend, DEBORAH (DEBBIE) NORRIS. Written over a nine-month period, SALLY charmingly documented for DEBBIE her occasional adventures and mild flirtations with the various officers and soldiers who passed through the area. Recording an unusual side of the war, SALLY’s journal offers a lively and accessible perspective of life during the occupation of Philadelphia.”—MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION (website) • “SALLY WISTER is an irresistibly cute Quaker girl who will banish all of your preconceived notions of a Colonial era young lady…. You get a good idea of what it was like for civilian households to live day in and day out with the knowledge that the British could be over the next rise in the road, coming to raze your house and turn you out penniless.” —SARAH BRAZYTIS, GOODREADS REVIEW • “The JOURNAL is undoubtedly one of the most interesting and valuable that has come down to us. Its faithful and clever descriptions of persons and events, its quaint moralizings, its naive confessions of likes and dislikes, its roguishness and genial good humor, and withal its dramatic spirit make it an extremely interesting human document. It conveys a pleasing impression of the life of a young girl and lends a vividness and a reality to the characters and incidents of the time that more formal records fail to supply. It thus assumes a positive value as a historical picture of social conditions in the midst of some of the most important scenes of the Revolutionary struggle.” —ALBERT COOK MEYERS, INTRODUCTION TO THE 1902 EDITION • “There is a quaintness of expression—somewhat enhanced, too, by the Quaker ‘thee’ and ‘thou’—which is very pleasing and although the entries contain nothing more serious than her girlish impressions of the various officers and soldiers of the Revolution who found quarters with them, they are interesting.” —NEW YORK TIMES • • For more details, please see below. • TITLE: “The JOURNAL and OCCASIONAL WRITINGS of SARAH WISTER” AUTHOR: SARAH WISTTER EDITOR (& INTRODUCER): KATHRYN ZABELLE DEROUNIAN TYPE: HARDCOVER PAGES: 149 PUBLISHER, LOCALE, & YEAR: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press (London and Toronto), 1987 EDITION: First Edition Thus ISBN: 0-8386-3288-2 CONDITION of DUST JACKET: VERY GOOD PLUS. Per university style, not published with a price on DJ. 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Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina

End Time: 2024-11-10T16:45:07.000Z

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