A Blockaded Family
Life in Southern Alabama During the Civil War

Parthenia Antoinette Hague (Author)

9780817352752

Paperback / softback, published 15 May 2005

204 pages, illustrations
23.1 x 15.4 x 0.9 cm, 0.242 kg

Exceptional in its documentation of hardships and substitutions in Alabama during the war years. Provides insight on everything from feather fans to spinning and weaving; recommended by Jefferson Davis. - Victoria R. Rumble

A memorable and fascinating glimpse into the Civil War home front. Parthenia Hague experienced the Civil War while employed as a schoolteacher on a plantation near Eufaula, Alabama. This book recounts how a frightened and war-weary household dealt with privations during the blockade imposed on the South by the federal navy. The memoir of Parthenia Hague is a detailed look at the ingenious industry and self-sufficiency employed by anxious citizens as the northern army closed in.