Mary Boykin Chesnut A Confederate Woman's Life

Chesnut's keen insight into political, economic, and social developments makes her an excellent source to understand the Southern homefront during the Civil War.

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Editor's Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Southern Daughter: "The World Seemed a Place Where One Could be Very Jolly"	p. 3
Marriage and Politics: "I Take This Somnolent Life Coolly"	p. 17
1860-1861: "Lincoln Was Elected and Our Fate Sealed"	p. 41
1862: "We Have No Breathing Time Given Us"	p. 63
1863: "Anxiety Pervades"	p. 83
1864: "The Deep Waters Are Closing Over Us"	p. 99
1865: "The Grand Smash Has Come"	p. 117
"Cry Aloud For All That is Past and Gone"	p. 135
Epilogue: The Diary From Dixie	p. 159
Suggested Reading	p. 163
Index	p. 169
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Mary Boykin Chesnut A Confederate Woman's Life

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