Diary from Dixie (eBook)

A Journal of the Confederacy, 1860-1865

Mary Chesnut (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2020
352 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-84787-0 (ISBN)

Infos

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 annotated 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.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 12.8.2020
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Thrift Editions
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Thrift Editions: American History
• Zusatzinfo: Photos and engravings
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► 20. Jahrhundert bis 1945
• Schlagworte: 19th century • Abraham Lincoln • American History • American South • Civil War • Confederacy • Jefferson Davis • Ken Burns
• ISBN-10: 0-486-84787-X / 048684787X
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-84787-0 / 9780486847870