Mary Boykin Chesnut: A Biography

Book

Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Mary Boykin Chesnut: A Biography

Entry/Object ID

2012.017.01

Description

Traces Chesnut's life in South Carolina from her childhood through her schooling and marriage, with emphasis on her last 20 years when she helped her family through the intricacies of repaying immense debts incurred during the Civil War and reestablishing some measure of order and security. xv, 271 p. : ill.,ports. ; 23 cm. (softcover)

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Library

Acquisition

Accession

2012.017.

Source or Donor

Mrs. Jane P. deButts

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Jane P. deButts

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Chesnut, Mary Boykin Miller, 1823-1886, Women--South Carolina--Biography, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Women, Confederate States of America--Biography

Book Details

Author

Muhlenfeld, Elisabeth, 1944-

Publisher

Louisiana State University Press

Place Published

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Date Published

circa 1981

Call No.

F273 .C54 M84 1981

ISBN

080718044

LCCN

8026610

Location

Room

Museum Mgr's Office

Building

ARH

Date

February 7, 2023

General Notes

Note

Notes: By Elisabeth Muhlenfeld. Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-261) and index.

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Create Date

October 1, 2012

Updated By

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Update Date

April 5, 2023