Mary Chesnut's Diary

AvMary Boykin Chesnut

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

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One of the most compelling personal narratives of the Civil War, "Mary Chesnut's Diary" was written between 1861 and 1865. As the daughter of a wealthy plantation owner and the wife of an aide to the Confederate President, Jefferson Davis, Chesnut was well acquainted with the Confederacy's prominent players and - from the very first shots in Charleston, South Carolina - diligently recorded her impressions of the conflict's most significant moments. One of the most frequently cited memoirs of the war, "Mary Chesnut's Diary" captures the urgency and nuance of the period in an epic rich with commentary on race, status, and power within a nation divided.

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Utgivningsdatum:2011-04-26
Mått:130 x 198 x 18 mm
Vikt:283 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:384
Förlag:Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN:9780143106067

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Mary Boykin Chesnut (1823-1886) was the daughter of a prominent South Carolina politician and attended private schools in her youth. In 1840 she married James Chesnut, Jr., who would play an important role in the secession movement and the Confederacy. After her husband became an officer in the Confederate army, she accompanied him on his military missions and recorded her views and observations in her journal. Her Diary from Dixie, a perceptive view of Southern life during the American Civil War, was published in 1905.

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“[Mary Boykin Chesnut's] take on the Civil War, the run-up to it, and the nation’s eventual collapse into the chaos of war, are profound and insightful. There’s much to be learned from her thoughts—even today.” —James McBride, author of The Good Lord Bird and Deacon King Kong