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A Diary from Dixie

Mary Boykin Chesnut

Edited by Ben Ames Williams

Foreword by Edmund Wilson

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$36.00 • £28.95 • €32.50

ISBN 9780674202917

Publication Date: 05/07/1980

608 pages

5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches

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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.

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