Diary of Sally Wister : a colonial Quaker girl / by Sally Wister.
Material type:
TextSeries: Fact finders. First-person histories.Publisher: North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Press, 2014Description: 32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781476541914
- 1476541914
- 9781476551340
- 1476551340
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| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 974.803 W817 | Available | 33111008755239 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In 1777 the Revolutionary War forced Sally Wister and her family to flee their home in Philadelphia to seek safety in the Pennsylvania countryside. But the war as never far behind. Army officers visited the family. The sounds of light horses and cannon booms brought the war into their household. Through it all, Sally kept a diary of her life during the fight for independence. Follow her story of challenges and triumphs.
Grades 3-5.
"Presents excerpts from the diary of Sally Wister, a 16-year-old Quaker girl who moved from Philadelphia during the Revolutionary War"-- Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A colonial Quaker girl -- The diary of Sally Wister 1777-1778 -- Life in Philadelphia -- Timeline -- Glossary.