| A Feast of Reason: The Civil War Journal of James Madison Hall Contributor(s): Fort, Karen Gerhardt (Author) |
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ISBN: 1933337702 ISBN-13: 9781933337708 Publisher: State House Press OUR PRICE: $35.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Southwest (az, Nm, Ok, Tx) - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 9" (1.01 lbs) 326 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: James Madison Hall kept a journal from 1860 until just before his death in 1866, in which he recorded a daily log of events in his life and the lives of his family, slaves, and friends. It also served as a record of business dealings, money borrowed and repaid, and cost of items during the war. Hall lived in Houston County, Texas, where he was a farmer, and in Liberty County, Texas, where he was a merchant and mayor of Liberty. This book illustrates the home life of Texans during the Civil War and includes Hall's relationship with blacks, especially a man named Billl Hicks, who became Hall's miller when Hall was away. This book traces the changing relationships betweeen slaves and masters during the early post-war transition, before Congressional Reconstruction began. Hall's feast of reason was to refuse to go into the military, even though he favored seccession; to adapt to changing needs and circumstances; and to remain a voice of fairness and moderation during these trying times. |