Eliza Pinckney (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Ravenel, Harriott Horry

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330151372 ISBN 13 : 9781330151372

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore a portrait of a pioneering Carolina woman whose life shaped early American plantation life and family legacy.

This biography follows Eliza Pinckney, her education, marriage, and the work she undertook on indigo and other crops in South Carolina. It also traces the broader world she inhabited, from her letters and social circle to the challenges and changes of colonial and Revolutionary eras.

• See how one woman managed plantations, experiments in flax, hemp, and silk, and a bustling household across generations.
• Understand the role of correspondence in shaping family ties, duties, and the preservation of a Southern lineage.
• Meet a figure who balanced private grief with public duties, helping to anchor a developing American South.
• Discover the social and historical context of Charleston and its surrounding communities through personal stories.

Ideal for readers who enjoy family history, women's history, and the daily life of colonial America as told through intimate letters and vivid portraits of the era.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330151372
• ISBN 13: 9781330151372
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 353
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible