The Way of Duty: A Woman and Her Family in Revolutionary America

by Joy Day Buel, Richard Buel Jr.

Overview

Combining the skills of a gifted writer and a scholar's grasp of early America, The Way of Duty draws readers into a vividly evoked world.

The Buels have used a rich trove of documents to tell the story of a Connecticut woman, Mary Fish Silliman (1736–1818), whose adventures illuminate the day-to-day realities of living through the American Revolution.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780393312102
Publisher:	Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Publication date:	04/17/1995
Edition description:	REISSUE
Pages:	336
Sales rank:	515,822
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

The late Joy Day Buel was an editor and freelance writer.

Richard Buel, Jr., is professor of history at Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut.

Editorial Reviews

"An admirable book about an admirable person. . . . Thoroughly engrossing."

Jonathan Yardley Book World

"Vivid, splendid reading—reading for pleasure, for profit, for a sure grasp of the past that made the present possible. "

William Manchester

"A poignant, even heart-wrenching story. The Buels make clear just how disruptive the Revolution was in the private lives of families. It is a beautifully written, irresistible story that tells a lot about what the Revolution really meant."

Richard L. Bushman

"An admirable book about an admirable person. . . . Thoroughly engrossing."

Washington Post Book World - Jonathan Yardley

An admirable book about an admirable person. . . . Thoroughly engrossing.--Jonathan Yardley "Washington Post Book World"

Engrossing family history, very well told.-- "Kirkus Reviews"

Vivid, splendid reading--reading for pleasure, for profit, for a sure grasp of the past that made the present possible.--William Manchester

A poignant, even heart-wrenching story. The Buels make clear just how disruptive the Revolution was in the private lives of families. It is a beautifully written, irresistible story that tells a lot about what the Revolution really meant.--Richard L. Bushman, Columbia University

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