Anna Long Thomas Fuller's Journal: A Civil War Diary by Myrtle C. King - 1999

Alpharette, GA: Priority Pub, 1999. 1999 Softcover. Near Fine condition. In 1856, the United States teetered on the precipice of a war that would change the course of our nation's history. At this historic time, a young, Southern woman began a journal that would record with clarity and eloquence the effects of the Civil War on her family and community. Anna Long Thomas Fuller's journal is an historical document that begins in 1856 and continues until her death in 1890. The journal is a sobering look at life before the advent of modern medicine and an intriguing account of how Southerners coped with the Civil War and Reconstruction. But more than this, the book is a glimpse into a woman's heart. Anna Long's journal provides a slice of Civil War history that anyone interested in this period will not want to miss.. 1st. Soft Cover. Near Fine/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Civil War.