An 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.

Mary Chesnut's Diary (Penguin Classics)

Biographies & Memoirs

Chesnut, Mary Boykin

Community & Culture

Penguin Classics

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A Diary From Dixie

History

Williams, Ben Ames (editor)

Americas

Houghton, Mifflin Company

One of the most important documents in southern history, this is a day-by-day diary of the Civil War years. It rings with authenticity while evoking the nostalgia, bitterness, and comedy of the Confederacy.

A Diary from Dixie

Reference

Harvard University Press

One of the most important documents in southern history, this is a day-by-day diary of the Civil War years. It rings with authenticity while evoking the nostalgia, bitterness, and comedy of the Confederacy.

Williams, Ben Ames

WILSON, EDMUND

lulu.com

"Mary Chestnut's Diary" is a vivid first hand narrative of the Civil War. Mary Boykin Chestnut was married to James Chestnut, Jr., an important Confederate general. Written between 1861 and 1865, her diaries offer some of our most detailed and personal accounts of one of America's most troubling and conflicted eras. The diary spans the entirety of the war, allowing readers to witness battles both small and large; political, military, and domestic life; and the dynamic conflicts that ensued between race, class, and democracy. Chestnut was one of the rare few who witnessed the first shots of the war, and her diary takes us through the hills and homes of the war--from Alabama to Virginia. We see the emotional energy created by such a conflict with an intimacy only to be read in a diary. Always aware of the historical significance of her surroundings, the journals read as great reporting. Chestnut's entries skillfully capture a nation finding its voice amidst great turmoil. Essential reading for any Civil War buff or student of American history, "Mary Chestnut's Diary" is an invaluable document of one of America's greatest conflicts. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.

Mary Chesnut's Diary

Digireads.com Publishing

Mary Chesnut kept her diary from early in 1861, just before the Civil War began, to shortly after the end of the war, in 1865. Though not a day-by-day account of the conflict, the diary gives an up-close-and-personal view of this critical period in American history. Her commentary on the conversations and events of her day reveals a keen awareness of the oppression to which women--lack or white, slave or free--were subjected during that period. While she would not consider herself a feminist, her diary reveals sensibilities and concerns that place her far ahead of her time. The wife of a Confederate general, Mary Chesnut moved in the elite circles of Southern society and had a keen interest in politics. Her diary is an important historic document and, because of her sharp wit and often irreverent attitude, a fascinating window into Southern society of the time.

Waking Lion Press

Diary from Dixie

Mary Boykin Chesnut kept a famous diary that captured the struggles people experienced during the American Civil War (1861-65; a war between the northern and southern states). Her journal of the war years gives readers an in-depth view of what life was like for Southerners, especially women, during the war.

A Diary From Dixie, As Written By Mary Boykin Chesnut

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

A Diary From Dixie By Mary Boykin Chesnut & The War-Time Journal of a Georgia Girl, 1864-1865 By Eliza Frances Andrews. This original compilation consists of two complete diaries written by Southern women pertaining to their daily lives and the events which occurred around them during the American Civil War.

A Diary From Dixie & The War-Time Journal of a Georgia Girl, 1864-1865

Andrews, Eliza Frances

Publications, JV

Memoirs

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Mary Chesnut's Diary (Penguin Classics)

A Diary From Dixie

A Diary from Dixie

A Diary from Dixie

A Diary from Dixie

Mary Chesnut's Diary

A Diary from Dixie

Diary from Dixie

A Diary From Dixie, As Written By Mary Boykin Chesnut

A Diary From Dixie & The War-Time Journal of a Georgia Girl, 1864-1865