The Diary of William Faris

The Daily Life of an Annapolis Silversmith
Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-0-938420-80-4
Verlag: Maryland Center for History and Culture

Buch, Englisch, 450 Seiten, Format (B × H): 189 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 1089 g

Lavishly designed with many full color illustrations, the Faris Diary offers a craftsman’s view of early America with daily entries from 1792 to 1804, matched with extensive notes, that bring to life the “golden age” of Annapolis.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Letzer, Mark

Russo, Jean B

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Russo, Jean B
Jean B. Russo is associate general editor of Archives of Maryland Online and coeditor of The Diary of William Faris: The Daily Life of an Annapolis Silversmith and Colonial Chesapeake Society.

Letzer, Mark
Mark Letzer is the President & CEO Maryland Center for History and Culture, formally known as the Maryland Historical Society.

Mark Letzer is a historian specializing in the study of eighteenth-century Maryland silver. A direct descendant of William Faris, he has spent several years researching Faris's life and diary. Jean B. Russo received her Ph.D. in colonial history from Johns Hopkins University. She is the associate general editor of the Archives of Maryland Online, and historian for Historic Annapolis Foundation.