A colonial Quaker girl
Subtitle: the diary of Sally Wister, 1777-1778
By: edited by Megan O'Hara ; with foreword by Suzanne L. Bunkers.
Contributors: O'Hara, Megan.
Series: Diaries, letters, and memoirs
Publisher: Blue Earth Books
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Mankato, Minn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
Subjects: Wister, Sarah, 1761-1804 -- Diaries -- Juvenile literature.; Wister, Sarah, 1761-1804.; Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Region -- Diaries -- Juvenile literature.; Teenage girls -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Region -- Diaries -- Juvenile literature.; Quakers.; Diaries.; Women -- Biography.; Philadelphia (Pa.) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Personal narratives -- Juvenile literature.; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Personal narratives -- Juvenile literature.; Philadelphia (Pa.) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Social aspects -- Juvenile literature.; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Social aspects -- Juvenile literature.; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Personal narratives.; United States -- Social life and customs -- 1775-1783.
Genres: Diaries; Juvenile literature.; Biography.; Personal narratives; Personal narratives.
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.