Witnessing America : the Library of Congress book of firsthand accounts of life in America, 1600-1900 /

Witnessing America : the Library of Congress book of firsthand accounts of life in America, 1600-1900 / compiled and edited by Noel Rae ; [foreword by James H. Billington] - New York : Penguin, 1996 - xvii, 556 p. : ill., map 24 cm.

Stonesong Press book.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [535]-549) and index.

This oral history of the United States is arranged around 11 topics ranging from birth and immigration to courtship and marriage. It features 100 black and white illustrations. www.alibris.com

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