THE FREMANTLE DIARY

by Walter - Ed. Lord ‧ RELEASE DATE: N/A

An English Colonel travels through the South during the Civil War. This is his diary and extraordinarily interesting it is to any student of the period. To be sure, Col. Fremantle starts with a bias in favor of the South and ends with a total devotion to the people and their cause, and a conviction that they cannot be beaten. Even the institution of slavery which he deplores he feels is not so black as it is painted, and quotes numerable cases to prove his point. He came in while the Mexican border was still open; he traveled through Texas, seeing it as a raw frontier; he came north by mule and horseback, coach and boat, train and foot. He visited most of the large towns of the Confederacy and skirted the field of battle frequently, actually being almost in the thick of things in Gettysburg. He savored the hospitality of the South on all social levels. And he reports with flavor, color and perspicacity. A unique document, which belongs on the shelf of any student of the Old South. Don't overlook the editor's notes which throw considerable light on some of the text passages.

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Publisher: Little, Brown

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Kirkus Reviews Issue: June 15, 1954

Categories: NONFICTION