First-Person Histories
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Diary of Sarah Gillespie
A Pioneer Farm Girl
by Sarah Gillespie
Part of the First-Person Histories series
Twelve year old Sarah Gillespie and her family struggled to make a life for themselves on the Great Plains. Crops and animals needed constant care. Neighbors depended on one another for survival. Through it all, Sarah wrote down her experiences in a diary. Read her story, and learn about the American frontier from someone who lived on it.
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Diary of Carrie Berry
A Confederate Girl
by Carrie Berry
Part of the First-Person Histories series
Carrie Berry and her family lived in Atlanta, Georgia, during the Civil War. In 1864 the Union Army battled the Confederacy for Atlanta. Cannons boomed and fires burned around Carrie and her family. Through it all, 10 year old Carrie recorded her experiences in her diary. Follow her story of challenges and triumphs.
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Diary of Sallie Hester
A Covered Wagon Girl
by Sallie Hester
Part of the First-Person Histories series
Teenager Sallie Hester and her family packed their supplies into a wagon and set off on a dangerous 2,000 mile journey to California. They faced disease, raging rivers, and blazing hot deserts. Through it all, Sallie wrote down her experiences in a diary. Read her story, and learn about the Oregon Trail from someone who traveled it.
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Diary of Sally Wister
A Colonial Quaker Girl
by Sally Wister
Part of the First-Person Histories series
In 1777 the Revolutionary War forced Sally Wister and her family to flee their home in Philadelphia to seek safety in the Pennsylvania countryside. But the war as never far behind. Army officers visited the family. The sounds of light horses and cannon booms brought the war into their household. Through it all, Sally kept a diary of her life during the fight for independence. Follow her story of challenges and triumphs.
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Diary of Charlotte Forten
A Free Black Girl Before the Civil War
by Charlotte Forten
Part of the First-Person Histories series
As a free African American living in the North in the 1800s, Charlotte Forten was luckier than most African Americans of her time. But she still faced segregation, limited opportunities, and the sharp barbs of racism. Through it all, Charlotte wrote down her experiences in a diary. Read her story, and learn about the pre Civil War days from someone who lived it.
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Memoir of Tillie Pierce
An Eyewitness to the Battle of Gettysburg
by Pamela Dell
Part of the First-Person Histories series
Tillie Pierce was 15 years old when the Battle of Gettysburg raged around her. The three-day battle fought in July 1863 proved to be the deadliest of the Civil War and the turning point of the conflict. Go behind the scenes and follow the bloody battle in Tillie's own words.
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Diary of William Bircher
A Civil War Drummer
by William Bircher
Part of the First-Person Histories series
In 1861 William Bircher joined the Union Army to help fight the Civil War. Too young to be a soldier, William was a drummer. He witnessed the many hardships of war long marches, severe cold, hunger, disease, and the great loss of lives. Through it all, 15 year old William recorded his experiences in his diary. Follow his story of challenges and triumphs.
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Memoir of Susie King Taylor
A Civil War Nurse
by Pamela Dell
Part of the First-Person Histories series
Susie King Taylor, born a slave in 1848, would learn to read at secret schools and go on to teach countless others to read and write. Follow the course of the Civil War in her own words as she remembers her work as a nurse and teacher with an Army troop of African-American soldiers.
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