“Most of this book is concerned with a factual discussion of the South; only the last three of its sixteen chapters deal with the author's personal experiences. The Reverend Ozanne was an Englishman who became a resident of the South in 1841 as an…
“1861-1865. Columbia, South Carolina. A recollection of a somewhat legendary young woman, who seemed to be “always on the street at the time the students were released from their classes.”
“J. Frank Dobie described this account as the "best of all books dealing with life in early Texas Bully reading." This reminiscence by a key Texas pioneer summarizes the decades from the early settlements by U.S. immigrants in Texas until he left the…
“December 26, 1864-May 31, 1865. Charleston, South Carolina, and Vicinity. The proud but defeated port city as observed by a native Carolinian who had been living in New York City and came back to visit her home area. Mrs. Thomas traveled from New…
“First edition. This compendium of correspondence between Cornelius L. Burckmyer and his wife, edited by Charlotte R. Holmes, provides considerable insight into life on both sides of the Atlantic during the Civil War. As members of a prominent…