Witness to the Young Republic

A Yankee's Journal, 1828-1870

• Author(s): Benjamin Brown French,
• Publisher: University Press of New England
• Pages: 675
• ISBN_10: 0874514673
  ISBN_13: 9780874514674
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Biography & Autobiography / General , Biography & Autobiography / Political , Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs , History / General , History / United States / General , History / United States / 19th Century , History / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877) , History / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA) ,

Description:... Benjamin Brown French was a Washington insider who lived in the shadow of the Capitol from 1833 to 1870. Personally acquainted with 12 presidents, he was on the scene observing great men and great events of his day, while also taking note of gossip, drunkenness, and duels. These selections (culled from his 4,000 page journal), provide historical details at their most entertaining.