Lessons from the Big House
One Family's Passage Through the History of the South
Montgomery, AL : NewSouth Books, [2021]
Format: Book
Description: xiv, 141 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm
"Beginning in the S.C. Lowcountry with Capt. Peter Gailliard, who fought in the Revolutionary War, the author traces his family through the major events of Southern history -- the Civil War, Reconstruction and the Civil Rights revolution -- to show how a family's identity was forged by challenge and hardship. A powerful memoir which is sure to speak to the heart of every Southerner." -- From Google Books.
Contents:
2021 Preface -- Introduction -- Part I: Survival. The First Generations -- The Revolution -- The Gift of Captain Peter -- The Politics of Slavery -- Part II: New Frontiers. Alabama -- Reconstruction and Beyond -- The Last Patriarch -- Listening to the Elders -- 2021 Epilogue: Family Values -- Notes and Acknowledgements -- Index.
ISBN:
1588384551
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BIOGRAPHY Gaylord Family | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Biography | In |
"This book was originally published by Down Home Press in 1994 and has been reissued with intact original text but new front and back matter." -- From title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.