Diary of Sally Wister: A Colonial Quaker Girl

The book presents excerpts from the diary of Sally Wister, a sixteen-year-old Quaker girl who moved from Philadelphia during the Revolutionary War. The diary documents her experiences as a Quaker living through the conflict, including observations about British and American soldiers, family life, and the challenges faced by Quakers who maintained their pacifist beliefs during wartime. The entries provide a first-person account of colonial American life from a Quaker perspective during a turbulent period in American history.