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A New England prison diary : slander, religion, and markets in early America / Martin J. Hershock.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hershock, Martin J., 1962-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Prisoners--Massachusetts--Biography.
- Prisoners.
- Prisoners--Massachusetts--Diaries.
- Libel and slander--Massachusetts--History--19th century.
- Libel and slander.
- Massachusetts--Social conditions--19th century.
- Massachusetts.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 238 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A microhistorical examination of early American culture.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. "A Stranger of Good Address and Personal Appearance"
- Chapter 2. "The Distracted State of My Affairs"
- Chapter 3. "If I Spend My Days in Prison I Still Will Be a Democrat"
- Chapter 4. "Having God for My Friend What More Do I Want?"
- Chapter 5. "Adieu Ye Damp Solitary Walls"
- Chapter 6. Diaries, Dead Ends, and Discoveries
- Appendix. Diary of Timothy M. Joy
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on information from the publisher.
- ISBN:
- 9786613721785
- 9781280880476
- 1280880473
- 9780472028528
- 0472028529
- OCLC:
- 802049345
- Publisher Number:
- 10.3998/mpub.4437410
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