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Author Mersman, Joseph J., 1824-1892.

Title The whiskey merchant's diary [electronic resource] : an urban life in the emerging Midwest / Joseph J. Mersman ; edited by Linda A. Fisher.

Imprint Athens : Ohio University Press, c2007.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description xxx, 378 p. : ill., maps, ports., geneal. tables.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-366) and index.
Contents 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.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Mersman, Joseph J., 1824-1892 -- Diaries.
German Americans -- Ohio -- Cincinnati -- 19th century -- Diaries.
German Americans -- Missouri -- Saint Louis -- 19th century -- Diaries.
German Americans -- Ohio -- Cincinnati -- Social conditions -- 19th century.
German Americans -- Missouri -- Saint Louis -- Social conditions -- 19th century.
Liquor industry -- Ohio -- Cincinnati -- History -- 19th century.
Liquor industry -- Missouri -- Saint Louis -- History -- 19th century.
Cincinnati (Ohio) -- History -- 19th century.
Saint Louis (Mo.) -- History -- 19th century.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Fisher, Linda A., 1947-2006.
ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780821417454 (hc : alk. paper)
0821417452 (hc : alk. paper)
9780821417461 (pb : alk. paper)
0821417460 (pb : alk. paper)

 
    
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