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A Philadelphia Perspective: The Civil War Diary of Sidney George Fisher
Sidney George Fisher
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Description for A Philadelphia Perspective: The Civil War Diary of Sidney George Fisher
Paperback. An aristocratic member of a prominent Philadelphia family, Sidney George Fisher was a prolific man of letters. He kept a diary that chronicled not only daily life in America's second city but also the key political, social, and cultural events of the 19th century. This book talks about the Fisher's diary written during the Civil War. Editor(s): White, Jonathan W. Series: North's Civil War. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 b&w illus. BIC Classification: BG; DNJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 423.
Invaluable...many insights into the life and thought of the nineteenth century.... [Fisher's] comments are stimulating, often barbed....the narrative is smooth-flowing and fascinating. -American Historical Review An important literary event....an invaluable historical source. Unexcelled. -Pennsylvania History Fisher was an astute and acerbic commentator on politics and society in Philadelphia, Washington, and the country as a whole during the Civil War. While legal, historical, and literary scholars will mine this diary for its penetrating insights, lovers of history will delight in Fisher's ability to record ... Read more
Invaluable...many insights into the life and thought of the nineteenth century.... [Fisher's] comments are stimulating, often barbed....the narrative is smooth-flowing and fascinating. -American Historical Review An important literary event....an invaluable historical source. Unexcelled. -Pennsylvania History Fisher was an astute and acerbic commentator on politics and society in Philadelphia, Washington, and the country as a whole during the Civil War. While legal, historical, and literary scholars will mine this diary for its penetrating insights, lovers of history will delight in Fisher's ability to record ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Series
North's Civil War
Condition
New
Weight
422g
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780823227280
SKU
V9780823227280
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Ref
99-1
About Sidney George Fisher
Jonathan W. White is an assistant professor of American Studies at Christopher Newport University, in Newport News, Virginia. He is the author of Abraham Lincoln and Treason in the Civil War: The Trials of John Merryman (Louisiana State University Press, 2011), and has another book, titled To Aid Their Rebel Friends: Politics and Treason in the Civil War North, under ... Read more
Reviews for A Philadelphia Perspective: The Civil War Diary of Sidney George Fisher
Provides a tantalizing portrait of the city during the Civil War era. . .
-Pennsylvania Heritage
An invaluable source for those immediately interested in Northern Democrats during the war.
-H-Net Reviews
. . . of real value, as Fisher's journal provides an excellent resource for teachers interested in the Civil War home front.
-Civil War ... Read more
-Pennsylvania Heritage
An invaluable source for those immediately interested in Northern Democrats during the war.
-H-Net Reviews
. . . of real value, as Fisher's journal provides an excellent resource for teachers interested in the Civil War home front.
-Civil War ... Read more