Dear America Diaries and My Name Is America Journals

These fascinating fictitious female diaries and male journals help readers understand the background and circumstances of historical events in America. Books include: (1) The Great Railroad Race: The Diary of Libby West, Utah Territory 1868; (2) A Coal Miner's Bride: The Diary of Anetka Kaminska, Lattimer Pennsylvania 1896; (3) My Secret War: The World War II Diary of Madeline Beck, Long Island New York 1941; (4) Christmas After All: The Great Depression Diary of Minnie Swift, Indianapolis Indiana 1932; (5) The Journal of William Thomas Emerson, A Revolutionary War Patriot, Boston Massachusetts 1774; (6) The Journal of Scott Pendleton Collins, A World War II Soldier, Normandy France 1944; (7) The Journal of Jesse Smoke, A Cherokee Boy, The Trail of Tears 1838.