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âA memoir of three generations of women rich in historical detailâ âfrom the Civil War to the Jazz Age (Kirkus Reviews)  Shortly after her motherâs death in 2011, Sallie Bingham discovered a blue box in her motherâs closet containing the forgotten remnants of her foremothersâ lives. From her great-grandmother Sallie, was a gilded memoir written for her children during her final years; from her grandmother, Helena, a book of short stories sheâd published called Legends of Virginia; and her mother, Mary, had left behind a grand romance in letters documenting her four-year courtship to the man whoâd become Sallie Binghamâs father.  Long before Sallie knew the details of these womenâs lives she recognized the steel thread that ran through their personalities: resilience and indomitability. But to what extent did this steel thread tie up their secrets? How closely linked were their unquestioned feelings of Southern superiorityâsocial, racial, moral, intellectualâto their ability to survive, even flourish, as their fortunes sank and rose? For years, Sallie could only speculate.  Out of this astonishing 150-year treasure trove, Sallie Bingham has woven âmore than a memoir; itâs an historical account of the legacies, heritages and travails of three generations of Southern women . . . in the living language of complex and exquisitely-preserved letters. Sallie Binghamâs meticulous and comprehensive work gives us a glimpse into another worldâpreviously frozen in a âcornflower blueâ time capsuleâ (Bowling Green Daily News). |
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