A Philadelphia perspective : the Civil War diary of Sidney George Fisher

A Philadelphia perspective : the Civil War diary of Sidney George Fisher / edited and with a new introduction by Jonathan W. White.

An aristocratic member of a prominent Philadelphia family, Sidney George Fisher (1809-1871) was a prolific man of letters. Between 1834 and 1871, he kept a detailed diary that chronicled not only daily life in America's second city but also the key political, social, and cultural events of the...

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Main Author: Fisher, Sidney George, 1809-1871
Other Authors: White, Jonathan W., 1979-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Fordham University Press, 2007.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:North's Civil War.
Subjects:
Fisher, Sidney George, > 1809-1871 > Diaries.
Fisher family.
Ingersoll family.
Fisher family
Fisher, Sidney George, > 1809-1871
Ingersoll family
1800-1899
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
Manners and customs
Sezessionskrieg > 1861-1865
Philadelphia (Pa.) > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Sources.
Philadelphia (Pa.) > Social life and customs > 19th century.
Pennsylvania > Philadelphia
diaries.
Biographies
Diaries
History
Sources
Patentschrift.
Quelle.
Tagebuch.
Biographies.
Diaries.
Journaux intimes.
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:An aristocratic member of a prominent Philadelphia family, Sidney George Fisher (1809-1871) was a prolific man of letters. Between 1834 and 1871, he kept a detailed diary that chronicled not only daily life in America's second city but also the key political, social, and cultural events of the nineteenth century.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 294 pages)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780823248285
0823248283
Language:English.
Reproduction Note:Electronic reproduction.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.
Action Note:digitized

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