Mary Babson Fuhrer: 1 book
A Crisis of Community
The Trials and Transformation of a New England Town, 1815-1848
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2014
In the first decades of the American republic, Mary White, a shopkeeper's wife from rural Boylston, Massachusetts, kept a diary. Woven into its record of everyday events is a remarkable tale of conflict and transformation in small-town life. Sustained by its Puritan heritage, gentry leadership, and...
