Queen of the Confederacy: The Innocent Deceits of Lucy Holcombe Pickens

by Elizabeth Lewis

"Submissiveness is not my role, but certain platitudes on certain occasions are among the innocent deceits of the sex." A strong character with a fervent belief in woman's changing place, Lucy Holcombe Pickens (1832-1899) was not content to live the life of a typical nineteenth-century Southern belle. Wife of Francis Wilkinson Pickens, the secessionist governor of South Carolina on the eve of the Civil War, Lucy was determined to make her mark in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1574413007
• ISBN13: 9781574413007
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: University of North Texas Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"