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Mersman, Joseph J., 1824-1892.

The whiskey merchant's diary an urban life in the emerging Midwest / [electronic resource] : Joseph J. Mersman ; edited by Linda A. Fisher. - Athens : Ohio University Press, c2007. - xxx, 378 p. : ill., maps, ports., geneal. tables ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-366) and index.

Prologue : Two immigrant families and their start in America -- Jenkins's boarding house : 8 November 1847-31 December 1847 -- Theater and circus : 1 January 1848-11 March 1848 -- Music and dancing : 12 March 1848-29 April 1848 -- The Miami and Erie Canal : 30 April 1848-5 May 1848 -- Cigars and saloons : 6 May 1848-9 August 1848 -- In charge of the store : 10 August 1848-1 October 1848 -- Mosher's boarding house : 2 October 1848-28 November 1848 -- Farewell to Cincinnati : 17 December 1848-17 February 1849 -- Starting in St. Louis : 18 February 1849-2 August 1849 -- Seeking a cure : 7 August 1849-19 June 1850 -- Courtship and marriage : 24 June 1850-11 April 1852 -- Settling down : 18 July 1853-25 September 1864 -- Epilogue: the rest of the story.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2009.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.






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