{"product_id":"another-year-finds-me-in-texas-the-civil-war-diary-of-lucy-pier-stevens-paperback-softback-9781477324677","title":"Another Year Finds Me in Texas; The Civil War Diary of Lucy Pier Stevens (Paperback \/ softback) 9781477324677","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAnother Year Finds Me in Texas\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Civil War Diary of Lucy Pier Stevens\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eVicki Adams Tongate (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781477324677, University of Texas Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 5 October 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e382 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm, 0.513 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eA work of exhaustive research and devoted scholarship . . . and a delightful and informative read.\u003c\/div\u003e (Civil War Book Review) \u003cdiv\u003eA rich interpretation by Tongate of a volatile period in Texas history witnessed by a unique and engaging diarist.\u003c\/div\u003e (Journal of Southern History) \u003cdiv\u003eA valuable look at the daily lives of women, of a Texas community, and of the Civil War home front.\u003c\/div\u003e (Southwestern Historical Quarterly) \u003cdiv\u003eTongate has done a masterful job of editing.\u003c\/div\u003e (Texas Books in Review)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eLucy Pier Stevens, a twenty-one-year-old woman from Ohio, began a visit to her aunt’s family near Bellville, Texas, on Christmas Day, 1859. Little did she know how drastically her life would change on April 4, 1861, when the outbreak of the Civil War made returning home impossible. Stranded in enemy territory for the duration of the war, how would she reconcile her Northern upbringing with the Southern sentiments surrounding her?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLucy Stevens’s diary-one of few women’s diaries from Civil War–era Texas and the only one written by a Northerner-offers a unique perspective on daily life at the fringes of America’s bloodiest conflict. An articulate, educated, and keen observer, Stevens took note seemingly of everything-the weather, illnesses, food shortages, parties, church attendance, chores, schools, childbirth, death, the family’s slaves, and political and military news. As she confided her private thoughts to her journal, she unwittingly revealed how her love for her Texas family and the Confederate soldier boys she came to care for blurred her loyalties, even as she continued to long for her home in Ohio. Showing how the ties of heritage, kinship, friendship, and community transcended the sharpest division in US history, this rare diary and Vicki Adams Tongate’s insightful historical commentary on it provide a trove of information on women’s history, Texas history, and Civil War history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Editorial Practices\u003cbr\u003e Map of Texas\u003cbr\u003e Dramatis Personae\u003cbr\u003e Timeline\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction. Lucy: Herself, Her Family, Her Friends\u003cbr\u003e     Her Texas World\u003cbr\u003e     Her Diary\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. January 1863\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. February 1863\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. March 1863\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. April–\u003cbr\u003eMay 1863\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5. June–\u003cbr\u003eJuly 1863\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6. August–\u003cbr\u003eSeptember 1863\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7. October–\u003cbr\u003eDecember 1863\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8. January–\u003cbr\u003eFebruary 1864\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9. March–\u003cbr\u003eApril 1864\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10. May–\u003cbr\u003eJune 1864\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 11. July–\u003cbr\u003eSeptember 1864\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 12. October–\u003cbr\u003eDecember 1864\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 13. January 1865\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 14. February–\u003cbr\u003eMarch 1865\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 15. April 1–\u003cbr\u003e16, 1865\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 16. April 17–\u003cbr\u003eMay 4, 1865\u003cbr\u003e Lucy: Her World after Texas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52701995696408,"sku":"9781477324677","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/another-year-finds-me-in-texas-the-civil-war-diary-of-lucy-pier-stevens-paperback-softback-9781477324677","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}