All things altered : women in the wake of Civil War and Reconstruction
Few readers of Gone with the Wind are unmoved by Scarlett O'Hara's struggle to rebuild Tara after the Civil War. Yet the stories of real women eclipse Margaret Mitchell's tale with powerful truths of their battle for postwar survival. All Things Altered begins with an overview of Southern women's lives from war's end through Reconstruction. Next the book offers lengthy excerpts from the letters and diaries of five women of the era: Sally Randle Perry, Virginia Smith Aikem, Susan Darden, Jo Gillis, and Anna Clayton Logan. This up-close look at women's fight against sometimes overwhelming hardship-- from self-sacrifice in support of debilitated husbands to widowhood and financial ruin-- offers a true and deeply moving picture of heroism during the country's most troubled time
History
ix, 366 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
9780786413393, 0786413395
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