A Divided Heart: Letters of Sally Baxter Hampton, 1853-1862 - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0964057603 ISBN 13: 9780964057609

Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Pr, 2007

Synopsis

Moving among intellectual circles, Sally Baxter (1833-1862) was the beautiful New York belle who married Frank Hampton and became mistress of Woodlands plantation. This work features her letters which tells the story of her short life as she reports on social events and plantation life and records her observations on the impending Civil War.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

"What these letters do . . . is authenticate and corroborate a vertically cut and frozen vision into the past, when neither wealth, nor status, nor will could prevail over events."--Journal of Southern History

"These forty-seven letter are still important because of Sally's particular identity and because they add yet another dimension to the role of women during the Civil War. Best of all, A Divided Heart is delightfully entertaining."--North Carolina Historical Review

"The book will help provide a realistic understanding of Southern society during the Civil War years."--Augusta Chronicle

About the Author:

Ann Fripp Hampton lives in Summerville, South Carolina.

About this edition

• Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Pr
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0964057603
• ISBN 13: 9780964057609
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 146
• Editor: Hampton Ann Fripp