Mary Boykin Chesnut A Confederate Woman's Life

Name: Mary Boykin Chesnut A Confederate Woman's Life
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ISBN: 9780945612476

ISBN-10: 0945612478

ISBN-13: 9780945612476

Edition: N/A

Authors: Mary A. DeCredico

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Chesnut's keen insight into political, economic, and social developments makes her an excellent source to understand the Southern homefront during the Civil War.

Book details

List price: $49.00
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/1/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 212
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Illustrations


Editor's Foreword


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Southern Daughter: "The World Seemed a Place Where One Could be Very Jolly"



Marriage and Politics: "I Take This Somnolent Life Coolly"



1860-1861: "Lincoln Was Elected and Our Fate Sealed"



1862: "We Have No Breathing Time Given Us"



1863: "Anxiety Pervades"



1864: "The Deep Waters Are Closing Over Us"



1865: "The Grand Smash Has Come"



"Cry Aloud For All That is Past and Gone"


Epilogue: The Diary From Dixie


Suggested Reading


Index