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The keeping of journals and diaries became an almost everyday pastime for many Americans in the nineteenth century. Adeline and Julia Graham, two young women from Berrien Springs, Michigan, were both drawn to this activity, writing about the daily events in their lives, as well as their 'grand adventures'. These are fascinating, deeply personal accounts that provide an insight into the thoughts and motivation of two sisters who lived more than a century ago. Adeline began keeping a diary when she was sixteen, from mid-1880 through mid-1884; through it we see a young woman coming of age in this small community in western Michigan. Paired with Adeline's account is her sister Julia's diary, which begins in 1885 when she sets out with three other young women to homestead in Greeley County, Kansas, just east of the Colorado border. It is a vivid and colourful narrative of a young woman's journey into America's western landscape.

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Author:   Janet C. Coryell ,  Robert C. Meyers ,  Janet L. Coryell ,  Robert Myers
Publisher:   Michigan State University Press
Imprint:   Michigan State University Press
Edition:   Annotated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.363kg
ISBN:  

9780870135132

ISBN 10:   0870135139
Pages:   237
Publication Date:   31 May 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Janet Coryell is Associate Professor of History at Western Michigan University. Robert Myers is Director of the Berrien Springs Historical Association.

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