A Diary from Dixie
A Journal of the Confederacy, 1860-1865
Born into Southern aristocracy, Mary Boykin Chesnut (1823-86) married a rising star of the political scene who ultimately served as an aide to Confederate President Jefferson Davis. As a prominent hostess and popular guest in the highest circles of Confederate society, Chesnut possessed an insider's perspective on many of the Civil War's major events, which she recorded in vivid journal entries. Her diary recounts the social life that struggled to continue in the midst of war, the grim economic conditions that resulted from blockaded ports as well as how people's spirits rose and fell with each victory and defeat. Hailed by William Styron as…
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- ISBN: 978-0-486-84787-0
- EAN: 9780486847870
- Produktnummer: 34586533
- Verlag: Dover Publications
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
- Seitenangabe: 352 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 7'370 KB
- Abbildungen: Photos and engravings
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Mary Boykin Chesnut
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