Caroline Crane Marsh Diary, July 24 - October 10, 1862

Parent Collections

Caroline Crane Marsh Diaries

Vermont Diaries

Title

Caroline Crane Marsh Diary, July 24 - October 10, 1862

Creator

Marsh, Caroline Crane, 1816-1901.

Date Created

1862

Description

Political unrest in Italy punctuates the events in this diary: Garibaldi’s failed attack on Rome (the Battle of Aspromonte) ends with his injury and surrender and the arrest of Ferenc Pulszky; demonstrations break out across Italy and martial law is declared in Sicily, and France refuses to give a definitive answer on the “Roman Question.” In the United States, President Lincoln announces that he will issue the Emancipation Proclamation in early 1863. These months prove eventful for the Marshes, as well. They move out of the Casa d’Angennes and take a trip to Switzerland, passing in and out of the Alps as they tour the country. After a quick trip to London to see his publishers, George Perkins Marsh rejoins his wife and niece in Switzerland and returns with them to Italy, stopping for a time in Como.

Topics in this diary include education at Italian universities, political sentiments among Italian elites, relations between the Italian social classes, Italian etiquette, agriculture and rural industry in Italy and Switzerland, tourism and hospitality in Italy and Switzerland, Alpine avalanches, the English Colonial Society and English church services in Switzerland, the Fugitive Slave Law, and the marriage of Princess Maria Pia.

Subject

Marsh, Caroline Crane, 1816-1901.

Marsh, George P. (George Perkins), 1801-1882.

Savoy, House of.

Ambassadors' spouses -- Italy -- Turin -- Diaries.

Diplomatic and consular service, American -- Italy.

Ambassadors' spouses.

Diplomatic and consular service, American.

Manners and customs.

Turin (Italy) -- History -- Sources.

Turin (Italy) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.

Italy -- Turin.

Italy.

Diaries.

Italy -- Como (Province).

Switzerland.

Garibaldi, Giuseppe, 1807-1882.

Italy -- Florence.

Aspromonte, Battle of, Italy, 1862.

Extent

72 pages

Note [Digital Version]

2021-02-15, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries

Genre

diaries

Form

nonprojected graphic

Type of Resource

text

Publisher

University of Vermont Library, Special Collections

Access Conditions

No Copyright - United States

Access Conditions [Local]

For further information please contact Special Collections, University of Vermont Libaries at uvmsc@uvm.edu.

Identifier [Local]

CCM_Volume_06

Language [Code]

eng

Digital Format

image/tiff

Digital Format

Text/Color: 24 bits; 400 ppi