Village Life in America: 1852-1872; Including the Period of the American Civil War as Told in the Diary of a School-Girl

This is the diary of (initially) a young girl in Canandaigua, New York and it describes her life over twenty years from the age of ten in 1852. The civil war's impact on daily life away from the front is documented in its effects on the people at home, in both fundraising and mourning for lost friends.The author, Caroline Cowles Richards, and her sister were raised by their puritan grandparents so this is also a fascinating insight into that heavily religious community. It is clearly and well written even in the early entries and a valuable resource for anyone interested in this part of history.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.