Village Life in America

<p>This is the diary of a young school-girl from Canandaigua New York beginning in 1852 and continuing until 1872. According to Margaret Sangster who wrote the introduction in 1912 "Her Diary is a faithful record of impressions of that stormy time in which the nation underwent a baptism of fire. The realism of her paragraphs is unsurpassed." This is an exquisite look into the past. The author was ten years old when she began the diary; thus one gets a unique picture both innocent and honest of Northern life during the Civil War. The characters though actual people are like any found in classic literature. This is a rare opportunity and a wonderful observation of nineteenth century life; altogether a pleasant little book. An every-name index adds to the value of this work.</p>