The Journal and Occasional Writings of Sarah Wister
- ISBN-10
- 0838632882
- ISBN-13
- 9780838632888
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 149
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1987
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
- Authors
- Sarah Wister, Kathryn Zabelle Derounian-Stodola
Description
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 Her writings, which represent both an autobiographical and a historical document of the Revolutionary War period, are supplemented in this edition by comprehensive annotations and introductory material.
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