Adonijah Hill's Journal: Diary of a Philadelphia Reporter in 1876

by James Smart

Adonijah Hill's Journal carries readers back to the year of the United States Centennial, 1876, and brings to life its daily life: its politicians, its criminals, its newspapermen, its fanatic feminists, its scandals, its art, literature, entertainment, music and food. It was a time when the steam engine was the main source of power and the telegraph the major communications technology. Horses pulled local transportation, and newspapers, magazines...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1456572822
• ISBN13: 9781456572822
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"