WAY OF DUTY CL - Hardcover

Buel, Jd

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0393017672 ISBN 13: 9780393017670

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 1984

Synopsis

The Buels have used a rich trove of documents to tell the story of a Connecticut woman, Mary Fish Silliman (1736-1818), whose adventures illuminate the day-to-day realities of living through the American Revolution.

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Review:

Vivid, splendid reading-reading for pleasure, for profit, for a sure grasp of the past that made the present possible. -- William Manchester

Engrossing family history, very well told.

Engrossing family history, very well told. "

Vivid, splendid reading reading for pleasure, for profit, for a sure grasp of the past that made the present possible.--William Manchester"

An admirable book about an admirable person. . . . Thoroughly engrossing.--Jonathan Yardley

A poignant, even heart-wrenching story. The Buels make clear just how disruptive the Revolution was in the private lives of families. It is a beautifully written, irresistible story that tells a lot about what the Revolution really meant.--Richard L. Bushman, Columbia University

Vivid, splendid reading--reading for pleasure, for profit, for a sure grasp of the past that made the present possible.--William Manchester

About the Author:

The late Joy Day Buel was an editor and freelance writer. Richard Buel, Jr., is professor of history at Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut.

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0393017672
• ISBN 13: 9780393017670
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 334