A Confederate Lady Comes of Age: The Journal of Pauline Decaradeuc Heyward, 1863-1888

by Pauline Decaradeuc Heyward and Mary D. Robertson

Book Overview

The destruction and rebuilding of southern society as witnessed from the homefrontAt the age of nineteen Pauline DeCaradeuc Heyward began keeping a journal in which she recorded the final years of the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0872497828
• ISBN13: 9780872497825
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.

Customer Reviews

insightful view of young woman's life in Civil War south

This is a compelling diary of a young woman, dedicated to her family and community, who demonstrated great maturity during an extraordinarily difficult time. It shows an interesting side of what life was like for southern woman during and after the Civil War. Pauline was a strong and intelligent woman who had the courage to confront a Union General about a wrong done to her family. It is a remarkable account which gives much insight into the life of a woman - daughter, sister, wife and mother - in the Civil War south. Despite the comment from the reader in Moscow, those who read this book know they must be content with this one, and only, account of the author's life.

This book is good

I really liked this book. It was funny and interesting. I hated it when she died, but it was still funny. I can't wiat for the sequel!