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Journal Of A Residence On A Georgian Plantation In 1838-1839

Journal Of A Residence On A Georgian Plantation In 1838-1839

Fanny Kemble

Hardcover

Adventurers & Explorers19th Century United States HistoryGeography

ISBN10: 9354179266
ISBN13: 9789354179266
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Oct 19 2020
Pages: 352
Weight: 1.51
Height: 0.94 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A young Englishwoman arrives in the heart of the antebellum South. Every detail astonishes her. In 1838, Fanny Kemble, acclaimed actress and writer, journeyed to a Georgian plantation as the wife of a wealthy landowner. Her private diary, now a landmark historical plantation memoir, reveals a world rarely seen: the rhythms of 19th century plantation life, the stark realities of slavery and society, and the personal turmoil of a woman caught between conscience and convention. Both a vivid 19th century travelogue and an unflinching antebellum South diary, Kemble's account stands alongside Mary Chesnut's Civil War reflections and the moral urgency of Harriet Beecher Stowe's themes. Her intimate observations and personal narrative history offer history enthusiasts and cultural studies students a unique, authentic window into the complexities of the 1830s American South. Every page breathes with the tension of daily life on a plantation, where privilege and pain are inseparable. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. For those drawn to Georgian plantation life, the roots of American history, or the enduring questions of humanity and justice, Kemble's journal remains a cultural treasure, as urgent and illuminating now as when it was first penned.

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