The Widow of the South

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by Robert Hicks

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Is this a true story?
Laura It is a novel based on a true story about a major Civil War battle that I had known little about. It was one of the battles with the most losses in th…moreIt is a novel based on a true story about a major Civil War battle that I had known little about. It was one of the battles with the most losses in the war. The house is pictured in the book along with photos of the family and the cemetery which can be visited. Carnton, the house has been restored along with the cemetery and other civil war sites in that area.(less)
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Does this book perpetuate the Lost Cause myth?
Rachel Harper I think, more than anything, it is about the death of the South and people's realization that things were not going to be that way anymore. …moreI think, more than anything, it is about the death of the South and people's realization that things were not going to be that way anymore. (less)
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