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A belle of the fifties : memoirs of Mrs. Clay of Alabama, covering social and political life in Washington and the South, 1853-66 /
This reissue of what has long been considered one of the finest female memoirs of the 19th-century South will provide a new generation of readers with a revealing and unusual perspective on the Civil War era. The author was born into the slaveholding elite and frequented the inner circles of Washing...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Tuscaloosa :
University of Alabama Press,
©1999.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This reissue of what has long been considered one of the finest female memoirs of the 19th-century South will provide a new generation of readers with a revealing and unusual perspective on the Civil War era. The author was born into the slaveholding elite and frequented the inner circles of Washington and Confederate Richmond. She later became a leader of the women's suffrage movement. Includes a 1999 introduction and annotations, plus b & w photos and portraits of key figures. Originally published in 1905 by Doubleday, Page and Company. |
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| Notas: | Originally published: New York : Doubleday, Page, 1905. Includes index. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xlviii, 462 pages) : portraits |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (p. xxiv-xxviii) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 0585296111 9780585296111 9780817309862 0817309861 |