A Diary From Dixie (Civil War Memoir)
Author | : Mary Boykin Chesnut |
Publisher | : e-artnow |
Total Pages | : 331 |
Release | : 2019-12-18 |
ISBN-10 | : EAN:4057664559081 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book A Diary From Dixie (Civil War Memoir) written by Mary Boykin Chesnut and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2019-12-18 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A Diary From Dixie" is a Civil War diary which paints a "vivid picture of a society in the throes of its life-and-death struggle." The author described the war from within her upper-class circles of Southern planter society, but encompassed all classes in her book. Literary critics have praised Chesnut's diary. The influential writer Edmund Wilson termed it "a work of art", "masterpiece" of the genre and the most important work by a Confederate author.