Anna: Letters of a St Simons Island Plantation Mistress, 1817-1859 - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Melanie Pavich-Lindsay (Editor), Anna Matilda KingSeries:Southern Voices from the Past: Women's Letters, Diaries, andPublish date:2002-11-18Pages:492
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Georgia PressISBN-13:9780820323329ISBN-10:820323322UPC:9780820323329Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Historical, Women, United StatesBook Topic:19th CenturySize:9.38 x 6.48 x 1.43 inchesWeight:1.8827Product ID:SCM8SHD7RK
Anna: Letters of a St Simons Island Plantation Mistress, 1817-1859
As the wife of a frequently absent slaveholder and public figure, Anna Matilda Page King (1798-1859) was the de facto head of their Sea Island plantation. This volume collects more than 150 letters to her husband, children, parents, and others. Conveying the substance of everyday life as they chronicle King's ongoing struggles to put food on the table, nurse her "family black and white," and keep...
Series: Southern Voices from the Past: Women's Letters, Diaries, and
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Georgia PressISBN-13:9780820323329ISBN-10:820323322UPC:9780820323329Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Historical, Women, United StatesBook Topic:19th CenturySize:9.38 x 6.48 x 1.43 inchesWeight:1.8827Product ID:SCM8SHD7RK
MELANIE PAVICH is an assistant professor of interdisciplinary and historical studies in the College of Continuing and Professional Studies, Mercer University.
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
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