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 ins...

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1. Verfasser: Chesnut, Mary Boykin Miller 1823-1886 (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Mineola, New York Dover Publications, Inc. 2020
Ausgabe:Dover edition
Schriftenreihe:Dover thrift editions
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Zusammenfassung:"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 "a great epic drama of our greatest national tragedy," Chesnut's diary won the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1982 and served as a primary source for Ken Burns's celebrated Civil War documentary. This edition of the compelling narrative features photos and engravings from the original publication."--
Beschreibung:"This Dover edition, first published in 2020, is an unabridged republication of the work, edited by Isabella D. Martin and Myrta Lockett Avary, first published by D. Appleton and Company, New York, in 1905. The work, a product of the American Civil War years, contains language and attitudes reflecting that era."
Beschreibung:323 Seiten Illustrationen, Portrait
ISBN:9780486840536

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