The Way of Duty: A Woman and Her Family in Revolutionary America [Paperback]

The Buels have used a rich trove of documents to tell the story of a Connecticut woman, Mary Fish Silliman (17361818), whose adventures illuminate the day-to-day realities of living through the American Revolution.Combining the skills of a gifted writer and a scholar's grasp of early America, Engrossing family history, very well told. An admirable book about an admirable person. . . . Thoroughly engrossing. A poignant, even heart-wrenching story. The Buels make clear just how disruptive the Revolution was in the private lives of families. It is a beautifully written, irresistible story that tells a lot about what the Revolution really meant. Vivid, splendid readingreading for pleasure, for profit, for a sure grasp of the past that made the present possible.