Women's War in the South: Recollections and Reflections of the American Civil War

Waugh, Charles G., and Martin H. Greenberg, eds.

ISBN 10: 1581820216 / ISBN 13: 9781581820218

Published by Cumberland House, Nashville, 1999

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The editors endeavor to provide a close look at how a variety of women from the South were affected by the war and how they chose to cope with it. The strengths of this anthology make it an entirely valuable and worthy addition to the literature of the American Civil War. The firsthand accounts bring a bygone era to life in a way that is not possible with secondary sources. The individual narrations are always engaging and frequently gripping. The subject matter is well documented in the appendix, and commentary is succinct. The editors have allowed the stories to speak for themselves and thus bear witness to the many intimate thoughts, emotions, fears, and everyday struggles experienced by these Southern women (Civil War Book Review). 452pp. Size: Large Octavo. Seller Inventory # 01104309

Bibliographic Details

Title: Women's War in the South: Recollections and ...

Publisher: Cumberland House, Nashville

Publication Date: 1999

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: VG+

Edition: 1st Printing.

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Synopsis:

The Women's War in the South: Recollections and Reflections of the American Civil War, edited by Charles G. Waugh and Martin H. Greenberg, recounts the manner in which Southern women experienced the war and the changes it brought about in their lives. Filled with excerpts from the letters, books, diaries, and postwar writings the women left behind, it reveals the other side of the war -- the women's war -- through first-person accounts of women running farms, buying and selling goods, working outside the home, serving as spies, and even participating in combat in disguise.