Tara revisited
Subtitle: women, war & the plantation legend
By: Catherine Clinton.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Abbeville Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
Subjects: Women -- Confederate States of America; Plantation life -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century; Women -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Women
Description: This volume cuts through romantic myth, combining period photographs and illustrations with new documentary sources to tell the real story of Southern women during the Civil War. Drawing from a wealth of poignant letters, diaries, slave narratives, and other accounts, Catherine Clinton provides a vivid social and cultural history of the diverse communities of Southern women during the Civil War.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Map on lining papers.