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By: Mary Chesnut (Author)
Born into Southern aristocracy, Mary Boykin…
A Diary from Dixie: A Journal of the Confederacy, 1860-1865 (Dover Thrift Editions: American History)
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Pat Burgess –
Good book
Very interesting book. I recommend it.
CookinMaine –
Wonderful Perspective Considerations
Wonderful opportunity to see what and how someone from the South, especially someone whose husband was gone on multiple military trips, experienced the Civil War, before, during and especially at the end when things became really bad. Also sadly eye-opening to read her view of her slaves.
Terence L. Boyd –
Print is way too small
Have good readers. The print is very small, which is par for value type printings. That said, the story is a must read for anyone who would like to experience how the Civil War developed and the life of those living in the South.
Michael Schilling –
A must-read for any student of the Civil War…
Besides rewatching the Ken Burns’ iconic documentary and taking in movies like Glory and Gettysburg, there have been few things that have stoked my interest in the Civil War than this seminal diary by Mary Chesnut. Yes, I had started increasing my reading about the war in recent times, but textbooks can often fall into the pattern of Generals and places and numbers of lives lost. You rarely get the chance to learn about the PEOPLE that were actually involved in this great tragedy..what their feelings were, their habits, their viewpoints, their WAYS..for lack of a better word. If Mary Chesnut’s writing doesn’t give you a much clearer picture of what the people of the rural South went through in those years, then nothing will. Always interesting, always clever, never less than totally honest with herself, and often times heart-wrenching, this is one of the best experiences you can have about reading about the people caught up in America’s great trial by fire. Very highly recommended!
Xman –
Booooring!
The entire book is merely an exercise in gossip and name-dropping. It SHOULD have been called “The Real Housewives of South Carolina”A MUCH better, and fine book on the subject is “The Wartime Journal of a Georgia Girl” you will NOT be disappointed.
Linda –
Edited to Death
This book has many edits that shorten it from the original 547 pages to a mere 323. I thought I lost my copy and ordered this one. Of course, I found mine the same day this one arrived. If you want to experience Mary Chestnuts writing talent and eloquence buy A Diary From Dixie, edited by Ben Ames Williams.