A Northern Woman in the Plantation South Letters of Tryphena Blanche Holder Fox, 1856-1876 |
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| Author:
| Holder, Tryphena Blanche |
| Volume Editor:
| King, Wilma |
| Series title: | Women's Diaries and Letters of the Nineteenth-Century South Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-57003-188-5 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1997 |
| Publisher: | University of South Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $29.00 |
Book Description:
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The wife of a physician, mother of ten children, and mistress of five slaves, Tryphena Blanche Holder Fox, fought the isolation of her adopted home by maintaining a lively correspondence with family and friends in Massachusetts. This work provides a candid look at middle-class southern life.
The wife of a physician, mother of ten children, and mistress of five slaves, Tryphena Blanche Holder Fox, fought the isolation of her adopted home by maintaining a lively correspondence with family and friends in Massachusetts. This work provides a candid look at middle-class southern life.