Dear America Diary Series
Kathryn Lasky Barry Denenberg, Kristiana Gregory, Sherry Garland Joyce Hensen, Jim Murphy, Mary P. Osborne
Hardcover
(Scholastic (1996-1998), March 15, 1997)
These fascinating fictitious female diaries help readers understand the background and circumstances of historical events in America. Books include: (1) When Will This Cruel War Be Over? The Civil War Diary of Emma Simpson, Gordonsville Virginia 1864; (2) The Winter of Red Snow: The Revolutionary War Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart, Valley Forge Pennsylvania 1777; (3) A Journey to the New World: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple, Mayflower 1620; (4) I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly: The Diary of Patsy, a Freed Girl, Mars Bluff South Carolina 1865; (5) So Far From Home: The Diary of Mary Driscoll, an Irish Mill Girl, Lowell Massachusetts 1847; (6) West to a Land of Plenty: The Diary of Teresa Angelino Viscardi, New York to Idaho Territory 1883; (7) Dreams in the Golden Country: The Diary of Zipporah Feldman, a Jewish Immigrant Girl, New York City 1903; (8) Standing in the Light: The Captive Diary of Catharine Carey Logan, Delaware Valley Pennsylvania 1763; (9) A Line in the Sand: The Alamo Diary of Lucinda Lawrence, Gonzales Texas 1836.