Between North and South: The Letters of Emily Wharton Sinkler, 1842-1865

by Emily Wharton-Sinkler and Emily Wharton Sinkler

Book Overview

Reveals the challenges and excitement of a young Philadelphian in the antebellum South

Emily Wharton Sinkler was only eighteen years old when she began to write to distant relatives, chronicling her experiences on an antebellum cotton plantation. The daughter of prominent Philadelphia lawyer Thomas Wharton, Emily had married Charles Sinkler of St. Johns Berkeley Parish and Charleston, South Carolina, and moved south to begin a new...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1570034125
• ISBN13: 9781570034121
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
• Length: 237 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"