A Faithful Heart - The Journals of Emmala Reed, 1865 and 1866

Emmala Reed's journals from 1865 and 1866 present a detailed account of life in western South Carolina as war turned to reconstruction. Reed's post-war writings are particularly important given their rarity - many Civil War diarists stopped writing at war's end.

About the author

Robert T. Oliver teaches history at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina. He holds degrees in history from Coastal Carolina and Clemson University. Oliver lives in Myrtle Beach.

Summary

Emmala Reed's journals from 1865 and 1866 present a detailed account of life in western South Carolina as war turned to reconstruction. Reed's post-war writings are particularly important given their rarity - many Civil War diarists stopped writing at war's end.

Product details

• Authors: Emmala Reed
• Assisted by: Robert Oliver (Editor), Robert T Oliver (Editor), Robert T. Oliver (Editor)
• Publisher: The University of South Carolina Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2004
• EAN: 9781570035456
• ISBN: 978-1-57003-545-6
• No. of pages: 335
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 234 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 748 g
• Series: Women's Diaries and Letters of; Women's Diaries and Letters of; Women's Diaries & Letters of the South
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies