The Blinn Diaries Volume 1 & 2 1859-1872 by John Dardess

E-154. Very Good. Paperback. Trade PB. 8vo. John Dardess. No Date. Unpaginated. Two Volumes. Wrappers lightly worn. Book is free of ownership marks. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Diary with detailed entries concerning farming, sheep and cattle, his venture into business, weather, social activities, financial transactions, church services and sermons, the birth of his children, and other events. Through the scenes recorded of the Blinn family's daily lives run continuing threads of human interest that make for a lively and often touching reading experience. The second volume is a travel diary from a journey to Kentucky, with stops in New York City, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, describing Shaker buildings, activities, products, land and money matters, farming, and livestock, with comments on visits to ex-slave families and Negro dancing E-154; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .