Mary Chesnut's Civil War epic
By: Julia A. Stern
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 330
ISBN-13: 9780226773285
Description: xv, 330 p. : 24 cm
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.