Mary Chesnut's Civil War epic
By: Julia A. Stern.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780226773285
Subjects: Chesnut, Mary Boykin Miller, -- 1823-1886; Women -- Southern States -- Diaries -- History and criticism; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate -- History and criticism; Southern States -- Biography -- History and criticism; Confederate States of America -- History -- Sources
Genres: Sources
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Walls : epic in miniature; title: Seeds : fertility, flowers, and fratricide; title: Seeds : fruits and famine; title: Words : reading and writing; title: Smells : the stench of slavery and sentiment; title: Masks : theatricals in black; title: Masks : theatricals in white; title: Revolt : family troubles in the house divided; title: Revolt : more family troubles in the house divided; title: Recognition : looking defeat in the face.