The Smiths of Pohoganut

by Marian Ragan Halperin

Book Overview

The Diaries of Hanna and Rebecca Smith offer a rare glimpse into the inner lives of two young ladies from Martha's Vineyard in the early 1800s. In a practice unusual for rural women of their day, the Smith sisters avoided describing domestic activities. Instead, these diaries from the collection of the Martha's Vineyard Museum reflect their authors' wide-ranging reading, observations of the world around them, and thoughts on mortality. In this volume,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1429093536
• ISBN13: 9781429093538
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"