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Life And Reminiscences From Birth To Manhood Of Wm. G. Johnston

Life And Reminiscences From Birth To Manhood Of Wm. G. Johnston

William G. Johnston

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Alpha Editions
Año de edición:
2021
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Historia de América
ISBN:
9789354483455
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From first memories to the threshold of adulthood, William G. Johnston captures a century on the move in this candid self-portrait. The past feels startlingly close.Life And Reminiscences From Birth To Manhood Of Wm. G. Johnston is a complete 19th century autobiography charting one man’s growth in the 1800s United States. Part childhood and youth biography, part historical personal narrative, it traces family, work, faith and community against the wider backdrop of early American life in Victorian era America. The William G. Johnston memoir speaks in a plain, reflective voice that appeals equally to casual readers, students and classic-literature enthusiasts, making it a natural addition to any homeschool history curriculum and a rich primary source for historians and family researchers alike.Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today’s and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector’s item and a cultural treasure. This classic American memoir edition resonates with readers of Mark Twain and other chroniclers of coming of age story arcs set amid a changing nation, while also satisfying collectors seeking authentic windows into the everyday texture of the nineteenth century. For anyone curious about how ordinary lives unfolded beneath the great events of history, it offers a quietly compelling companion.

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