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Summary |
This book is about Fanny Kemble, star of English and American stage, who is the wife of one of the wealthiest slave owners in America. She is an ardent abolitionist. This provides insight into the account of the Civil War as well as civil wars between masters/slaves, Northerners/Southerners, husbands/wives and parents/children. It is a biography of Kemble as well as a history of the period and shows how one woman's life influenced the slavery issue. |
Object Name |
Book |
Author |
Catherine Clinton |
Subjects |
Fanny Kemble, Actors - Great Britain, Plantation owners' spouses - Georgia, Civil War, Abolitionist, slavery, |
Title |
Fanny Kemble's Civil War |
Published Date |
2000 |
Physical Description |
Hardbound book, 6 1/2 x 9 1/2, 302 pages, includes black and white photographs and etchings. Dust jacket is pristine while binding is damaged |
Catalog Number |
2012.501.001 |