Mothers of Invention: Women of the Slaveholding South in the American Civil War (Paperback)

from Schmerguls

5196. Mothers of Invention Women of the Slaveholding South in the American Civil War, by Drew Gilpin Faust (read 10 Sep 2014)(Parkman Prize for 1997) I read this book because it won the 1997 Parkman Prize. It is the 22nd such winner I have read. The book is based on solid and extensive research i...

from Stormrose

5/20 Fantastic. One of those beautifully written histories that reads like literature. Faust is a great writer, and an amazing historian, and through her book, the struggles of the women in the south come alive. It's one of those books that reminds you that men aren't the only ones who made histo...

from Stormrose

5/20 Fantastic. One of those beautifully written histories that reads like literature. Faust is a great writer, and an amazing historian, and through her book, the struggles of the women in the south come alive. It's one of those books that reminds you that men aren't the only ones who made histo...