Mary Chesnut's Illustrated Diary Mulberry Edition Boxed Set: Mary Chesnut's Civil War Photographic Album

Mary Chesnut's diary was chosen by the Wall Street Journal as one of the five most important diaries to come out of the Civil War and by Smithsonian.com as one of the six essential books to read to better understand the conflict.This exquisitely produced two-volume work includes Mary Chesnut's diary, which was originally published forty years after the Civil War, and her personal photograph albums. Thought to be lost or stolen since the 1930s, the albums were only discovered in 2007. An astonishing historical treasure, the photographs are annotated with information about each person depicted and keyed to the diary by Chesnut's own family.Martha M. Daniels provides an introduction to both volumes and well-researched accounts that give life to the photographs herein included for the first time. As a member of the eighth generation of the Chesnut and Williams family to preserve Mulberry Plantation, the original home of James and Mary Chesnut, Mrs. Daniels provides a fascinating glimpse into the family's history. She lives on Mulberry Plantation where she tends the archives and is active in country and community life.