Old Plantation Days: Southern Life Before the Civil War - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Confederate Reprint CompanyISBN-13:9780692290798ISBN-10:692290796UPC:9780692290798Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:United StatesBook Topic:19th CenturySize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.16 inchesWeight:0.2205Product ID:SCK3ZCR24W
Old Plantation Days: Southern Life Before the Civil War
Written in the form of a letter to her granddaughter, the author of this little book describes her plantation childhood, her marriage and parenthood, and her experiences during the Civil War and Reconstruction. In response to what she believed were misconceptions about antebellum Southern slavery, she argues that while some slaveholders were cruel, the majority were conscientious about the...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Confederate Reprint CompanyISBN-13:9780692290798ISBN-10:692290796UPC:9780692290798Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:United StatesBook Topic:19th CenturySize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.16 inchesWeight:0.2205Product ID:SCK3ZCR24W
Nancy Bostick was born in 1837, one of twelve children of a prominent plantation owner in Hampton County, South Carolina. She was educated at home by private tutors and took music lessons in Charleston, where she met Dr. Henry William De Sausurre. The couple married in 1859 and settled in Robertville. During the War Between the States, Dr. De Sausurre served the Confederacy as a surgeon, first...
Publisher: Confederate Reprint Company
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