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Shared Histories: Transatlantic Letters Between Virginia Dickinson Reynolds And Her Daughter, Virginia Potter, 1929-1966 (The Publications of the Southern Texts Society)
Angela Potter
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Description for Shared Histories: Transatlantic Letters Between Virginia Dickinson Reynolds And Her Daughter, Virginia Potter, 1929-1966 (The Publications of the Southern Texts Society)
Paperback. Contains a collection of letters that include correspondence between civilian family members on both sides of the Atlantic during World War II. This book is filled with unguarded reflections on the events, fashion, food, travel, domestic life, leisure, and the upheaval of war. Editor(s): Potter, Angela. Series: Southern Texts Society. Num Pages: 412 pages, 26 b&w photos, 4 genealogical charts. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1KBB; 3JJ; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 588.
A mother writes to her faraway daughter: 'I keep all your letters. Someday you might want to do something with them.' Those words foretold ""Shared Histories"", although neither woman would live to see the book. This is the first known published collection of letters to include correspondence between civilian family members on both sides of the Atlantic during World War II. Separated for most of their adult lives, Virginia Dickinson Reynolds and her daughter, Virginia Potter, wrote to each other for nearly forty years. This selection from their long exchange is filled with unguarded reflections on current events, fashion, food, ... Read more
A mother writes to her faraway daughter: 'I keep all your letters. Someday you might want to do something with them.' Those words foretold ""Shared Histories"", although neither woman would live to see the book. This is the first known published collection of letters to include correspondence between civilian family members on both sides of the Atlantic during World War II. Separated for most of their adult lives, Virginia Dickinson Reynolds and her daughter, Virginia Potter, wrote to each other for nearly forty years. This selection from their long exchange is filled with unguarded reflections on current events, fashion, food, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
Series
Southern Texts Society
Number of Pages
412
Place of Publication
Georgia, United States
ISBN
9780820328027
SKU
V9780820328027
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About Angela Potter
Angela Potter, an independent scholar and librarian in Devon, England, is the daughter and granddaughter of the letter writers in Shared Histories.
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