A Family of Women: The Carolina Petigrus in Peace and WarThe often-stereotyped belles and matrons of the nineteenth-century South emerge as diverse personalities in this compelling account of three generations of women from a South Carolina family whose fate rose and fell with the fortunes of the state. Through |
Contents
Prologue | 11 |
Establishing the Petigru Connection | 11 |
Begetting Offspring | 23 |
Managing Complex Households | 31 |
Educating the Young | 38 |
Marrying for Money | 48 |
Reigning as Belles | 58 |
Surviving Miserable Marriages | 71 |
The Roof Tree Falls | 169 |
Life Goes On | 180 |
The War Drags to a Close | 192 |
The Despair of Defeat | 207 |
The Return to the Plantation | 220 |
The Return to the City | 235 |
The Luck of the Allstons | 246 |
The Pain and Joy of Autonomy | 264 |
Governing at Home | 87 |
Marrying for Love | 95 |
Reflecting Power and Wealth | 110 |
Dealing with Public Issues | 124 |
The War Comes | 139 |
The Early War Years on the Home Front | 148 |
The Repercussions from the Battlefield | 159 |
Epilogue | 275 |
Genealogical Charts | 285 |
Notes | 297 |
Bibliographical Essay | 317 |
Index | 321 |
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A Family of Women: The Carolina Petigrus in Peace and War Jane H. Pease,William H. Pease Limited preview - 2017 |
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