Mary Chesnut's Diary by Mary Boykin Chesnut (2011, Uk-B Format Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-100143106066

ISBN-139780143106067

eBay Product ID (ePID)99624350

Product Key Features

Book TitleMary Chesnut's Diary

Number of Pages384 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2011

TopicWomen, Personal Memoirs, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), General

GenreBiography & Autobiography, History

AuthorMary Boykin Chesnut

FormatUk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight9.2 Oz

Item Length7.7 in

Item Width5.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2010-045099

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"[Mary Boykin Chesnut's] take on the Civil War, the run-up to it, and the nation's eventual collapse into the chaos of war, are profound and insightful. There's much to be learned from her thoughts--even today." --James McBride, author of The Good Lord Bird and Deacon King Kong

Grade FromTwelfth Grade

Dewey Decimal973.7/82

SynopsisAn unrivalled account of the American Civil War from the Confederate perspective. One of the most compelling personal narratives of the Civil War, Mary Chesnut's Diary was written between 1861 and 1865. As the daughter of a wealthy plantation owner and the wife of an aide to the Confederate President, Jefferson Davis, Chesnut was well acquainted with the Confederacy's prominent players and-from the very first shots in Charleston, South Carolina-diligently recorded her impressions of the conflict's most significant moments. One of the most frequently cited memoirs of the war, Mary Chesnut's Diary captures the urgency and nuance of the period in an epic rich with commentary on race, status, and power within a nation divided. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

LC Classification NumberE487.C52 2011