A New England Prison Diary : Slander, Religion, and Markets in Early America /

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In 1812, New Hampshire shopkeeper Timothy M. Joy abandoned his young family, fleeing the creditors who threatened to imprison him. Within days, he found himself in a Massachusetts jailhouse, charged with defamation of a prominent politician. During the months of his incarceration, Joy kept a remarka...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Hershock, Martin J., 1962-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2012.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Joy, Timothy Meader, > 1789-1813.
Pickering, Timothy, > 1745-1829
Joy, Timothy Meader, > 1789-1813
Pickering, Timothy, > 1745-1829 > Adversaries.
Joy, Timothy Meader, > 1789-1813 > Diaries.
Social conditions.
Prisoners
Libel and slander
Enemies.
HISTORY > United States > 19th Century.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
Prisonniers > Massachusetts > Journaux intimes.
Prisonniers > Massachusetts > Biographies.
Libel and slander > Massachusetts > History > 19th century.
Prisoners > Massachusetts > Diaries.
Prisoners > Massachusetts > Biography.
Massachusetts
Massachusetts > Conditions sociales > 19e siecle.
Massachusetts > Social conditions > 19th century.
History
Diaries
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • "A stranger of good address and personal appearance"
  • "The distracted state of my affairs"
  • "If I spend my days in prison I still will be a Democrat"
  • "Having God for my friend what more do I want?"
  • "Adieu ye damp solitary walls"
  • Diaries, dead ends, and discoveries.

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