TY - BOOK AU - Mersman,Joseph J. AU - Fisher,Linda A. ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - The whiskey merchant's diary: an urban life in the emerging Midwest AV - F499.C553 M47 2007eb U1 - 305.8931077866090/34 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Athens PB - Ohio University Press KW - Mersman, Joseph J., KW - German Americans KW - Ohio KW - Cincinnati KW - 19th century KW - Diaries KW - Missouri KW - Saint Louis KW - Social conditions KW - Liquor industry KW - History KW - Cincinnati (Ohio) KW - Saint Louis (Mo.) KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-366) and index; Prologue : Two immigrant families and their start in America -- Jenkins's boarding house : 8 November 1847-31 December 1847 -- Theater and circus : 1 January 1848-11 March 1848 -- Music and dancing : 12 March 1848-29 April 1848 -- The Miami and Erie Canal : 30 April 1848-5 May 1848 -- Cigars and saloons : 6 May 1848-9 August 1848 -- In charge of the store : 10 August 1848-1 October 1848 -- Mosher's boarding house : 2 October 1848-28 November 1848 -- Farewell to Cincinnati : 17 December 1848-17 February 1849 -- Starting in St. Louis : 18 February 1849-2 August 1849 -- Seeking a cure : 7 August 1849-19 June 1850 -- Courtship and marriage : 24 June 1850-11 April 1852 -- Settling down : 18 July 1853-25 September 1864 -- Epilogue: the rest of the story; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/welingkar/Doc?id=10214180 ER -