Mary Boykin Chesnut – författare

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.

An unrivalled account of the American Civil War from the Confederate perspective. 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.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.From the Trade Paperback edition.

This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading. Mary Chesnut changed history to herstory.  “From today forward,” she writes in the first entry of A Diary from Dixie, “I will tell the story in my own way.” From the Secession Convention in Charleston all the way to Lee’s surrender, Chesnut recorded the dramatic events of the Civil War.