The whiskey merchant's diary : an urban life in the emerging Midwest /

"Joseph J. Mersman was a German American immigrant who aspired -- successfully -- to become a self-made man. In 1847, at the age of twenty-three, Mersman began recording his activities in a bound volume, small enough to fit into his coat pocket. His diary, filled with work and play, eating and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mersman, Joseph J., 1824-1892
Otros Autores: Fisher, Linda A., 1947-2006
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens : Ohio University Press, ©2007.
Temas:
Mersman, Joseph J., > 1824-1892 > Diaries.
Mersman, Joseph J., > 1824-1892
Mersman, Joseph J.
1800-1899
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.
Américains d'origine allemande > Ohio > Cincinnati > 19e siècle > Journaux intimes.
Américains d'origine allemande > Missouri > Saint Louis > 19e siècle > Journaux intimes.
Américains d'origine allemande > Ohio > Cincinnati > Conditions sociales > 19e siècle.
Américains d'origine allemande > Missouri > Saint Louis > Conditions sociales > 19e siècle.
Distillerie > Ohio > Cincinnati > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Distillerie > Missouri > Saint Louis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
German Americans
German Americans > Social conditions
Liquor industry
Einwanderer
Alkoholindustrie
Cincinnati (Ohio) > History > 19th century.
Saint Louis (Mo.) > History > 19th century.
Missouri > Saint Louis
Ohio > Cincinnati
USA
Deutsche.
Diaries
History
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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