[PDF] A Southern Girl In 61 eBook

Author : Mrs. D. Giraud Wright
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 35,41 MB
Release : 2017-11-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780260982636

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Excerpt from A Southern Girl in '61: The War-Time Memories of a Confederate Senator's Daughter In the autumn my father was elected to the State Senate and we made preparations for our journey to Austin. There were no railroads across the State in those days, and the hundreds Of miles had to be traversed by private convey ance, or by stage coach. We decided to make the expedition in our Old fashioned family carriage, drawn by a pair Of stout horses and driven by our negro coachman, Henry. My brother came with us on horseback. We made the journey in easy stages - our luggage, Of course, being sent on by coach. We would drive about thirty miles a day - never more; stopping in the middle of the day for an hour or so, when the horses would be thoroughly rested and fed, and we would have our luncheon. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Rod Dreher
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 38,16 MB
Release : 2013-04-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1455521906

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The Little Way of Ruthie Leming follows Rod Dreher, a Philadelphia journalist, back to his hometown of St. Francisville, Louisiana (pop. 1,700) in the wake of his younger sister Ruthie's death. When she was diagnosed at age 40 with a virulent form of cancer in 2010, Dreher was moved by the way the community he had left behind rallied around his dying sister, a schoolteacher. He was also struck by the grace and courage with which his sister dealt with the disease that eventually took her life. In Louisiana for Ruthie's funeral in the fall of 2011, Dreher began to wonder whether the ordinary life Ruthie led in their country town was in fact a path of hidden grandeur, even spiritual greatness, concealed within the modest life of a mother and teacher. In order to explore this revelation, Dreher and his wife decided to leave Philadelphia, move home to help with family responsibilities and have their three children grow up amidst the rituals that had defined his family for five generations-Mardi Gras, L.S.U. football games, and deer hunting. As David Brooks poignantly described Dreher's journey homeward in a recent New York Times column, Dreher and his wife Julie "decided to accept the limitations of small-town life in exchange for the privilege of being part of a community."

Author : Louise Wigfall Wright
Publisher : Nabu Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 49,90 MB
Release : 2013-09
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ISBN : 9781289739058

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Author : Florence King
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 35,60 MB
Release : 1990-09-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1466816260

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Confessions of a Failed Southern Lady is Florence King's classic memoir of her upbringing in an eccentric Southern family, told with all the uproarious wit and gusto that has made her one of the most admired writers in the country. Florence may have been a disappointment to her Granny, whose dream of rearing a Perfect Southern Lady would never be quite fulfilled. But after all, as Florence reminds us, "no matter which sex I went to bed with, I never smoked on the street."

Author : D. Giraud Wright
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 27,83 MB
Release : 2014-03-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781497426634

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Published in 1905, these are the author's recollections of life as the daughter of a Confederate States Senator during the American Civil War.