Project Gutenberg 2012-12-26 Public domain in the USA. 67 Burwell, Letitia M. Thacker, Page McCullough, W. A. (William A.) McCullough, William A. Turcas, Jules 04016755 A Girl's Life in Virginia before the War Produced by Mark C. Orton, Mary Akers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Girl's Life in Virginia before the War" by Letitia M. Burwell is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The narrative shares the experiences of the author as a young girl growing up on a Virginia plantation, providing a perspective on life before the Civil War. It reflects on the complexities of plantation life, particularly the intricate relationships between the white inhabitants and the enslaved individuals working on the estate. The opening of the book introduces readers to the author's idyllic childhood on a Virginia plantation, characterized by the warmth and familiarity of both the plantation’s white families and the enslaved community. The author describes her life of privilege, the close interactions with the enslaved people, and the affection they shared, revealing a world steeped in the customs and routines of plantation life. As she reflects on the environment where she grew up, the author presents a narrative filled with vivid details of daily life, shaping a complex picture of a society both seemingly harmonious and fraught with underlying tensions. Through her innocent eyes, we see her admiration for the people around her, capturing a unique, yet troubling, perspective of antebellum culture. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41709/41709-h/images/cover.jpg en Slavery -- United States Virginia -- Social life and customs F206 Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American 274236 274245 2024-09-17T13:04:25.706858 2023-09-18T07:56:44.994158 text/html text/html 274984 2012-12-26T14:52:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 999751 2012-12-26T14:52:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1104873 2024-09-17T13:04:30.738877 application/epub+zip 1107467 2024-09-17T13:04:26.675877 application/epub+zip 182851 2024-09-17T13:04:26.155898 application/epub+zip 1192231 2024-09-17T13:04:33.915818 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1166305 2024-09-17T13:04:30.193881 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 244074 2022-09-19T05:55:24.670737 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 238909 238707 2024-09-17T13:04:25.138909 2023-09-18T07:56:44.475170 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 238757 2012-12-26T14:52:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 93966 2012-12-26T14:52:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 238747 2012-12-26T14:52:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 93943 2012-12-26T14:52:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20460 2024-09-17T13:04:34.267824 application/rdf+xml 20209 2024-09-17T13:04:26.256914 image/jpeg 2987 2024-09-17T13:04:26.206014 image/jpeg 1008933 2024-09-17T13:04:25.772897 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog