| A Confederate Girl's Diary Contributor(s): Dawson, Sarah Morgan (Author), Sullivan, Erica (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1094030104 ISBN-13: 9781094030104 Publisher: Blackstone Publishing OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: MP3 CD - Other Formats Published: June 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - United States - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - Literary Collections |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Sarah Morgan Dawson used her diary to record her thoughts and experiences from 1862 to 1865, during the height of the American Civil War. A Confederate Girl's Diary provides a thorough account of civilian life in Louisiana during and after the war. "I wrote a description of the whole, just a few hours after it occurred...Early in the war I began to keep a diary and continued until the very end; I had to find some vent for my feelings, and I would not make an exhibition of myself by talking, as so many women did. I have written while resting to recover breath in the midst of a stampede; I have even written with shells bursting over the house in which I sat, ready to flee but waiting for my mother and sisters to finish their preparations." |
Contributor Bio(s): Dawson, Sarah Morgan: - Sarah Morgan Dawson (1842-1909) was a New Orleans resident during much of the Civil War. After recording her experiences in diary form, the manuscript remained forgotten and unpublished until the 1890s. Sullivan, Erica: -Erica Sullivan is a professional actress of both stage and screen and holds her MFA from the Yale School of Drama. Currently a company member of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, she has performed in New York and regionally with such companies as the Lincoln Center, Soho Repertory Theatre, and New Dramatists. She makes her home in Ashland, Oregon, with her family. |