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A colonial Quaker girl : the diary of Sally Wister, 1777-1778 / edited by Megan O'Hara ; with foreword by Suzanne L. Bunkers.

Author Wister, Sarah, 1761-1804.

ImprintMankato, Minn. : Blue Earth Books, c2000.

Abstract:Presents the diary of the sixteen-year-old daughter of a prominent Quaker family who moved with her family from British-occupied Philadelphia for the safety of the countryside during the Revolutionary War. Includes sidebars, activities, and a timeline related to this era.

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