A Diary From Dixie
(Mary Boykin Chestnut)
If you're a Civil war buff, you'll want to read A Diary From Dixie. Even if you're not, you'll find it interesting. You may think you know the Civil war, but reading the experiences of someone who lived during that time will be a real eye-opener. You'll read about her thoughts, fears, and emotions. You'll see the war from a whole new perspective. The author, Mary Boykin Chestnut, was high society. She was the wife of a Confederate general and used to the genteel life. She writes about the hardships they faced during one of the most horrible times our country has ever known. News from the front was often hard to hear and heartbreaking. Necessities were in short supply and food prices were extremely high. Reading of her hardships makes the reader wonder how poorer people ever survived. This is one of the best diaries I have read and I found it fascinating. You'll gain a peek into Civil wartime Southern culture. When reading it, I only wished she had elaborated more. She was acquainted with several well-known Confederate leaders including Jefferson Davis, Wade Hampton, and Robert E. Lee. She lived in the hub of activity of Montgomery, Alabama and Richmond, Virginia. The plantation she and her husband owned was located in South Carolina, right in the path that Sherman burned through the South. In Mary Chestnut's diary, you'll see her humaness in the trivial things she thinks she can't do without. You'll also see her unique view on slavery and it may surprise you that as a Southern woman she isn't all for it. This book is a great resource for research on Civil war times. It's interesting to see the Civil War through the eyes of a woman from the South watching the scenes unfold before her.
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