Project Gutenberg 2012-12-29 Public domain in the USA. 102 Avary, Myrta Lockett 1857 1946 06029042 Dixie After the War An Exposition of Social Conditions Existing in the South, During the Twelve Years Succeeding the Fall of Richmond E-text prepared by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org) "Dixie After the War" by Myrta Lockett Avary is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work provides a comprehensive exposition of the social conditions in the Southern United States during the twelve years following the fall of Richmond at the end of the Civil War. The narrative draws upon a collection of eyewitness accounts and personal anecdotes to vividly portray the complexities of life during the Reconstruction era, as well as the various challenges faced by both the Southern populace and the newly freed African Americans. The opening of the book introduces themes of devastation and resilience, recounting the chaotic aftermath of Richmond’s surrender. Avary reflects on the feelings of loss and nostalgia experienced by the residents, contrasting the glorified memory of battles with the grim reality of their lives. In particular, the text illustrates the brutality of war through vivid descriptions of events such as the burning of Columbia and the surrender of prominent figures like Jefferson Davis. Drawing from historical events, Avary sets the stage for an in-depth exploration of the cultural and racial dynamics that shaped the post-war South, while emphasizing the need for reconciliation and understanding in a divided society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41730/41730-h/images/cover.jpg en Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) Southern States -- Social conditions F206 Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American 825641 825453 2024-09-17T13:14:06.365988 2023-09-18T08:05:25.066060 text/html text/html 797156 2012-12-28T23:11:28 text/html 1650650 2012-12-28T23:16:19 text/html application/zip 1613441 2024-09-17T13:14:24.093850 application/epub+zip 1624025 2024-09-17T13:14:10.901918 application/epub+zip 355104 2024-09-17T13:14:08.632926 application/epub+zip 1869818 2024-09-17T13:14:32.025848 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1757636 2024-09-17T13:14:20.397919 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 493334 2022-09-19T06:07:31.177732 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 663749 663594 2024-09-17T13:14:03.934960 2023-09-18T08:05:22.832133 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 663461 2012-12-28T23:07:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 266653 2012-12-28T23:07:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 663472 2012-12-28T23:07:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 266593 2012-12-28T23:07:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20463 2024-09-17T13:14:32.187843 application/rdf+xml 12243 2024-09-17T13:14:08.836966 image/jpeg 2123 2024-09-17T13:14:08.735940 image/jpeg 1822003 2024-09-17T13:14:06.513934 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 en.wikipedia