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Scarlett Doesn't Live Here Anymore: Southern Women in the Civil War Era

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Dr. Edwards' book covers the experience of the three main categories of Southern women before, during and after the Civil War. Particularly impressive is her work on poor white women because they are the most difficult to research. Rich white women left diaries and the Freedman's Bureau left a great deal of documentation on former slave women. Poor white women had not the time, education and materials to write, nor the interest of any organization, much less a government bureaucracy. Not only is this book excellent for the information and analyses it contains, but also for the smooth writing style that moves easily through the material. Dr. Edwards uses the stories of individuals to relate larger trends, again making it more fun to read. I absolutely recommend this book for anyone interested in the subject matter.

This book describes what life in the South was like for white and black women, before, during, and after the Civil War. Taken from true accounts (diaries, court documents, letters and other sources), it's well documented and describes not only what happened to these women, but how they felt about their lives and changing circumstances. It's very well written and I couldn't put it down.

I'm disappointed to see there are so many reviews for the fiction book "The Help", and so few for this book, which is actual history regarding race relations.