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The secret eye : the journal of Ella Gertrude Clanton Thomas, 1848-1889 / edited by Virginia Ingraham Burr ; introduction by Nell Irvin Painter.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Gender & American culture
- Gender & American culture.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Thomas, Ella Gertrude Clanton--Diaries.
- Thomas, Ella Gertrude Clanton.
- Women--Southern States--History--19th century.
- Women.
- Women--Georgia--History--19th century.
- Reconstruction.
- Women--Georgia--Diaries.
- Diaries.
- History.
- Southern States--Social life and customs--1775-1865.
- Southern States.
- Manners and customs.
- Southern States--Social life and customs--1865-.
- Georgia--Social life and customs.
- Georgia.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate.
- United States.
- Georgia--Biography.
- Genre:
- Personal narratives -- Confederate.
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 469 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [1990]
- Summary:
- The journal of Ella Gertrude Clanton Thomas, spanning the years from 1848 to 1889, is rare for its treatment of both the Civil War and postbellum years and for its candor and detail in treating these eras. Thomas, who was born to wealth and privilege and reared in the tradition of the southern belle, tells of the hard days of war and the poverty brought on by emancipation and Reconstruction. Her entries illuminate experiences shared with thousands of other southern women.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 0807818976
- 0807842737
- OCLC:
- 20092038
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