Disunion, War, Defeat, and Recovery in Alabama: The Journal of Augustus Benners, 1850-1885Mercer University Press, 2007 - 357 halaman ""Disunion, War, Defeat, and Recovery in Alabama offers a rare look into the life of a Civil War character many would say they love to hate: the plantation owner. A slave-owning cotton grower, Augustus Benners recorded decades of his mostly gritty and unglamorous plantation life ... Deft editing, annotation, and explanatory notes by Glenn and Virginia Linden complement and elucidate Benners's historical accounts"--From publisher's description. |
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... Jenny dont know whether she will or will not & Delia do [ ditto ] . " The Negroes were working slowly and it seemed impossible to produce a good crop . Also his favorite horse , Sunbeam , had been illegally impressed . Times had changed ...
... Jenny dont know whether she will or will not & Delia do [ ditto ] . " The Negroes were working slowly and it seemed impossible to produce a good crop . Also his favorite horse , Sunbeam , had been illegally impressed . Times had changed ...
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... Jenny's graduation exercises in Montgomery . He made the trip , attended the ceremony , but was unable to was unable to hear her read her own composition " one may smile & smile & be a villain . " Still , it was a satisfying day for ...
... Jenny's graduation exercises in Montgomery . He made the trip , attended the ceremony , but was unable to was unable to hear her read her own composition " one may smile & smile & be a villain . " Still , it was a satisfying day for ...
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... Jenny . Augustus came to depend upon her and was unhappy when she was away . In November 1881 , he wrote " I parted with her with regret . She is so kind and tries so hard to please and be helpful . " Several years later , Liz decided ...
... Jenny . Augustus came to depend upon her and was unhappy when she was away . In November 1881 , he wrote " I parted with her with regret . She is so kind and tries so hard to please and be helpful . " Several years later , Liz decided ...
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... Jenny & Kit the negroes & Ed and Ned drove the wagons , one the six mule the other the two mule wagon and Virgil drove the carriage — I rode in my buggy — The summer had been oppressively hot — and it still continued so . We got off ...
... Jenny & Kit the negroes & Ed and Ned drove the wagons , one the six mule the other the two mule wagon and Virgil drove the carriage — I rode in my buggy — The summer had been oppressively hot — and it still continued so . We got off ...
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The Reconstruction Years May 18651877 | 138 |
The Later Years 18781885 | 263 |
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