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A Blockaded Family: Life in Southern Alabama During the Civil War
Parthenia Antoinette Hague
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Description for A Blockaded Family: Life in Southern Alabama During the Civil War
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A memorable and fascinating glimpse into the Civil War home front. Parthenia Hague experienced the Civil War while employed as a schoolteacher on a plantation near Eufaula, Alabama. This book recounts how a frightened and war-weary household dealt with privations during the blockade imposed on the South by the federal navy. The memoir of Parthenia Hague is a detailed look at the ingenious industry and self-sufficiency employed by anxious citizens as the northern army closed in.
A memorable and fascinating glimpse into the Civil War home front. Parthenia Hague experienced the Civil War while employed as a schoolteacher on a plantation near Eufaula, Alabama. This book recounts how a frightened and war-weary household dealt with privations during the blockade imposed on the South by the federal navy. The memoir of Parthenia Hague is a detailed look at the ingenious industry and self-sufficiency employed by anxious citizens as the northern army closed in.
Product Details
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
204
Place of Publication
Alabama, United States
ISBN
9780817352752
SKU
V9780817352752
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About Parthenia Antoinette Hague
Elizabeth Fox-Genovese is Eleonore Raoul Professor of Humanities at Emory University and author of a number of volumes, including Within the Plantation Household: Black and White Women of the Old South.
Reviews for A Blockaded Family: Life in Southern Alabama During the Civil War
Exceptional in its documentation of hardships and substitutions in Alabama during the war years. Provides insight on everything from feather fans to spinning and weaving; recommended by Jefferson Davis. - Victoria R. Rumble