A Blockaded Family: Life in Southern Alabama During the Civil War
University of Alabama Press, 2005
Paper: 978-0-8173-5275-2 | eISBN: 978-0-8173-9035-8
Library of Congress Classification E605.H153 2007
Dewey Decimal Classification 976.1205092
Paper: 978-0-8173-5275-2 | eISBN: 978-0-8173-9035-8
Library of Congress Classification E605.H153 2007
Dewey Decimal Classification 976.1205092
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
Parthenia Hague experienced the Civil War while employed as a schoolteacher on a plantation near Eufaula, Alabama. This book recounts how a frightened and war-weary household dealt with privations during the blockade imposed on the South by the federal navy. The memoir of Parthenia Hague is a detailed look at the ingenious industry and self-sufficiency employed by anxious citizens as the northern army closed in.
A memorable and fascinating glimpse into the Civil War home front.
Parthenia Hague experienced the Civil War while employed as a schoolteacher on a plantation near Eufaula, Alabama. This book recounts how a frightened and war-weary household dealt with privations during the blockade imposed on the South by the federal navy. The memoir of Parthenia Hague is a detailed look at the ingenious industry and self-sufficiency employed by anxious citizens as the northern army closed in.
Elizabeth Fox-Genovese is Eleonore Raoul Professor of Humanities at Emory University and author of a number of volumes, including Within the Plantation Household; Black and White Women of the Old South.
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