A Diary From Dixie

A Diary From Dixie published by D Appleton & Co, NY, Mar 1905. 1st Edition. Hardbound, No DJ. Size 8vo. Condition: Nr Fine. Original owners name, May 1936, & books sellers label inside front cover. Slight edge wear to boards, overall content excellent. As written by Mary Boykin Chestnut, wife of James Chestnut Jr, United States Senator from South Carolina, 1859-1861, and afterward an Aide to Jefferson Davis and a Brigadier General in the Confederate Army. Edited by Isabella D Martin and Myrta Lockett Avary. This original diary provides an eyewitness narrative of all the years of the war. Period photographs illustrate this account of the daily lives and tribulations of all who suffered through the war, from ordinary people to the Confederacy's generals and political figures. 424 Pgs. Description text copyright 2006 www.BooksForComfort.com. Item ID 11598.