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Miniature of Caroline Crane Marsh Diary, May 16 - July 24, 1862
Caroline Crane Marsh Diary, May 16 - July 24, 1862
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    • Creator: Marsh, Caroline Crane, 1816-1901.
    • Date Created: 1862
    • Description: The Marshes travel extensively in this diary, passing through Biella and other Alpine towns as they hike and explore the region. On a trip to Florence, the Marshes reconnect with Hiram Powers, who sculpts a bust of Caroline Crane Marsh over several sittings. At one point between trips, the Marshes receive a visit from Lady Caroline Estcourt and her sisters in Turin. Topics in this diary include tourism and hospitality in Italy and the Alps, agriculture and rural industry in Italy, Italian court etiquette, relations between the Italian social classes, Italian marriages, Mexican politics, the Crimean War, and the effects of the American Civil War on Italy. This diary also covers several topics relating to religion in Italy, including persecution, legal protection, religious neutrality in diplomacy, religious celebrations, charitable works, and religious orders.
    • Parent Collections: Caroline Crane Marsh Diaries, Vermont Diaries
    Miniature of Caroline Crane Marsh Diary, June 14 - August 2, 1863
    Caroline Crane Marsh Diary, June 14 - August 2, 1863
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      • Creator: Marsh, Caroline Crane, 1816-1901.
      • Date Created: 1863
      • Description: Tensions between the major European powers, a French victory in Puebla, draft riots in New York City, and the American Civil War battles of the summer of 1863 serve as the backdrop for this diary. The Marshes receive visits at Piobesi from several friends, including writer and journalist Anna Blackwell, diplomat John A. Kasson, and journalist William James Stillman. They also take a lengthy trip into the Alps, hiking several mountains during their travels. George Perkins Marsh finishes the manuscript for Man and Nature, and he and his wife agree to lease the Casa d’Angennes again for the winter. Topics in this diary include Italian agriculture, tourism and hospitality in Italy and the Alps, gossip and etiquette in Italian high society, renting and occupying real estate in Italy, King Victor Emmanuel, the experiences of the Italian peasantry, nineteenth-century attitudes towards insanity, nineteenth-century (American) Independence Day celebrations, expatriate attitudes towards the American Civil War, and the treatment of American soldiers during the Civil War. This diary covers several topics relating to religion, as well, including Irish Catholicism, the Pope, the overlap between Church and State in Italy, Catholic attitudes towards Protestantism, conversion, and religious celebrations.
      • Parent Collections: Caroline Crane Marsh Diaries, Vermont Diaries
      Miniature of Caroline Crane Marsh Diary, August 3 - October 21, 1863
      Caroline Crane Marsh Diary, August 3 - October 21, 1863
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        • Creator: Marsh, Caroline Crane, 1816-1901.
        • Date Created: 1863
        • Description: George Perkins Marsh becomes dean of the Italian diplomatic corps in this diary, following the recall of English ambassador Sir James Hudson. Diplomatic relations between Rome and Turin deteriorate during this period, while France’s interference in Mexico bears fruit with the crowning of Emperor Maximilian I. The Marshes travel extensively in this diary, taking trips into the Alps and the South of France. Topics in this diary include tourism and hospitality in Italy and Southern France, education in Italy, communication methods in rural Italy, agriculture and land ownership in Italy and France, foreign enlistment in the American Civil War, crime and punishment in Italy and France, the experiences of the Italian peasantry, erosion and land management in Southern France, French art and architecture, the effects of American Civil War on other countries, divorce in the 19th century, language and accents, diplomatic etiquette, and Christianity, especially Catholicism.
        • Parent Collections: Caroline Crane Marsh Diaries, Vermont Diaries
        Miniature of Caroline Crane Marsh Diary, July 24 - October 10, 1862
        Caroline Crane Marsh Diary, July 24 - October 10, 1862
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          • 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.
          • Parent Collections: Caroline Crane Marsh Diaries, Vermont Diaries
          Miniature of Caroline Crane Marsh Diary, October 10, 1862 - January 20, 1863
          Caroline Crane Marsh Diary, October 10, 1862 - January 20, 1863
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            • Creator: Marsh, Caroline Crane, 1816-1901.
            • Date Created: 1862-1863
            • Description: This diary records the events leading up to the resignation of Urbano Rattazzi and his ministry in Italy, as well as the events that follow the 1862 elections and the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation in the United States. While the Marshes search for a new place to live, they sightsee in Como, hike Mount Bisbino, and settle into a temporary residence in Pegli (a seaside neighborhood in Genoa), where they befriend the Tebbs and Strettell families. Topics in this diary include Giuseppe Garibaldi, renting and occupying real estate in Italy, Italian art and architecture, Italian etiquette, Italian marriages, the education of women in the 19th century, tourism in Italy, the culture, climate, and industries in Genoa; Italian agricultural practices, public religious celebrations, the “Roman Question,” Christianity among the English and their attitudes towards Catholicism, crime and punishment in Italy, and Caroline Crane Marsh’s reasons for keeping a diary.
            • Parent Collections: Caroline Crane Marsh Diaries, Vermont Diaries
            Miniature of Caroline Crane Marsh Diary, June 7 - September 30, 1861
            Caroline Crane Marsh Diary, June 7 - September 30, 1861
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              • Creator: Marsh, Caroline Crane, 1816-1901.
              • Date Created: 1861
              • Description: This diary covers the Marshes’ first months in Italy and describes their first impressions of the country and its people. During this period, the Marshes befriend the Abbe Giuseppe Filippo Baruffi, astronomer Barone Giovanni Plana, and the Tottenham family, among others. They also meet the rest of the diplomatic corps in Turin, as well as many preeminent Italians, including King Victor Emmanuel II, Bettino Ricasoli, and Urbano Rattazzi. They learn much about Italy’s most recent prime minister, the Count of Cavour, who dies the day before the Marshes arrive in Turin. After the Marshes settle into the Casa d’Angennes (their home in Turin), they go on several sightseeing trips, hiking in the Alps and visiting Lago Maggiore and Villarbasse. Topics in this diary include the “Roman Question,” the Pope, and Catholicism; negotiations between Italy, the United States, and Giuseppe Garibaldi; the treatment of Garibaldi and Garibaldian soldiers by Italian government, the Torinese elites and their customs, rural life and rural industries, such as winemaking; the American Civil War, especially slavery and foreign enlistment; Ottoman politics, Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s death, and the Great Comet of 1861.
              • Parent Collections: Caroline Crane Marsh Diaries, Vermont Diaries
              Miniature of Caroline Crane Marsh Diary, March 1 - May 6, 1864
              Caroline Crane Marsh Diary, March 1 - May 6, 1864
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                • Creator: Marsh, Caroline Crane, 1816-1901.
                • Date Created: 1864
                • Description: European political relations remain tense in this diary, while rumors of an imminent rapprochement between Garibaldi and the Italian government precede Garibaldi’s departure for England. In Turin, the Marshes receive a visit from Lady Caroline Estcourt and her sisters and continue to attend lectures and sightsee in and around the city. Topics in this diary include charity in Italy, relations between the Italian social classes, etiquette in Italy, Italian royalty and nobility, death, grief, and memorialization in Italy; Italy’s literary circle, Italian art, spiritualism, democracy, slavery in the United States, and Catholicism.
                • Parent Collections: Caroline Crane Marsh Diaries, Vermont Diaries