#9841661 in Books 1955 #File Name: B000RMT2QE
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Love this book!By masterspiecesWhat a great historical resource! The letters give many views of the events happening behind the scenes of recorded history. I loved reading the ones from my own region and getting an idea of what was happening in the hills and valleys around where I live. The letters are as varied as the women who wrote them. I especially liked the ones written by the wives of General Lee and President Davis.15 of 15 people found the following review helpful. Great research bookBy SandraThrough the use of diaries and letters; this book tells what ordinary women in Confederate States were doing at home during the Civil War. There is great detail about what rural farm women were doing as well as plantation dwellers. Most other books I have read contain letters and diary entries from privileged women. This book has those descriptions; but also gives voice to women who were renting or leasing their land without the benefit of slaves. The book describes travel; services; shortages; daily life; fears; and emotions. Actual processes are detailed for making shoes; hats; clothes; rather than simply mentioning that the women were making them.
