A Diary from Dixie - Softcover

Chesnut, Mary Boykin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0674202910 ISBN 13: 9780674202917

Verlag: Harvard University Press, 1980

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Cover worn, some foxing to page edges. Shipped from the U.K. All orders received before 3pm sent that weekday.

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It is hardly too much to say that what Samuel Pepys's diary is to the reign of Charles II, Mary Boykin Chesnut's is to the Confederacy. To thousands now and in years to come it will be a fascinating source of information, an invaluable aid to the understanding of a great period, and a lasting delight. Saturday Review Mary Boykin Chesnut steps out alive from the pages of her journal as beautiful, vivacious, flirtatious, warm-hearted, cool-thinking, astonishingly frank and wonderfully articulate...The book is very quotable. New York Times Filled with gossip, stories, laughter and tears, it points up gaieties and tragedies of a nation at war with itself. Entertaining yet constantly reflecting the gravity of these years, this holds much interest for the thoughtful reader and deserves a glance from historians seeking to interpret this tragic era. Library Journal

Reseña del editor:

One of the most important documents in southern history, this is a day-by-day diary of the Civil War years. It rings with authenticity while evoking the nostalgia, bitterness, and comedy of the Confederacy.

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• Verlag: Harvard University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1980
• ISBN 10: 0674202910
• ISBN 13: 9780674202917
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 608
• Herausgeber: Williams Ben Ames