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The Complete Works of Sara Agnes Rice Pryor (Illustrated Edition)
This carefully crafted collection of Sara Agnes Rice Pryor's works is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: The Mother of Washington and her Times Reminiscences of Peace and War The Birth of the Nation: Jamestown, 1607 Autobiography of Sara Agnes Rice Pryor - My Day: Reminiscences of a Long Life
Reminiscences of Peace and War
"Reminiscences of Peace and War" is a book based on author's journals which is intended to contribute to public discourse about the Civil War. In this book Mrs. Pryor wrote about antebellum society but also defended the Confederacy, as did fellow writers Virginia Clay-Clopton and Louise Wigfall Wright; the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) recommended the works of these three for serious studies by other women.
Reminiscences of War and Peace
Sara Agnes Rice Pryor (1830 - 1912) was a writer who published two memoirs in the early twentieth century of the mesmerizing times in which she lived. The first few chapters contain Mrs. Pryor's recall of the years she spent in Washington society before the "Civil War." Her husband, Roger Atkinson Pryor (1828-1919) was an able lawyer who was appointed by President Franklin Pierce as a special United States Minister to Greece in 1854. In 1859, after Virginia Congressman William O. Goode died in office, Roger Pryor won his vacant seat in the United States Congress. Of these years, Mrs. Pryor describes the prominent politicians (and their wives) that she met in addition to many well-known forei...
My Day
In this memoir, Sara Agnes Rice Pryor reflects on her long and eventful life, from her childhood in antebellum Louisiana to her experiences as a nurse during the Civil War and her later years as a writer and social activist. Along the way, she offers vivid anecdotes and observations on the people and events that shaped her world, from Abraham Lincoln and Robert E. Lee to suffragette Susan B. Anthony and author Mark Twain. With its mix of personal reflection and historical insight, this book offers a unique perspective on American life in the 19th and early 20th centuries. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization ...
My Day: Reminiscences of a Long Life (Illustrated Edition)
Sara Agnes Pryor (nee Rice,1830-1912) was an American writer and community activist in New York City. Born in Virginia, she moved north with her husband and family after the American Civil War to rebuild their life, becoming influential in New York society. Roger Pryor, who she married in 1845, was a former newspaper editor, politician and Confederate general who started a new law practice after the war. He was appointed justice of the New York Supreme Court from 1894 to his retirement in 1899. Though never slaveholders themselves, they both came from slaveholding families and Pryor was known for his fiery oratory in favour of secession. Sara was among the founders of a home for women and children in Brooklyn and helped found several heritage organizations, working tirelessly at fundraising for these various projects. Published in 1909, this was one of two memoirs she wrote, and she also produced two histories and several novels. With 16 illustrations.
My Day: Reminiscences of a Long Life
This book is an autobiography written by Sara Agnes Rice Pryor. She was an American writer and community activist in New York City. Born and reared in Virginia, she moved North after the American Civil War with her husband and family to rebuild their life. He was a former politician and Confederate general; together they became influential in New York society, which included numerous "Confederate carpetbaggers" after the war. After settling in New York, she and her husband both later renounced the Confederacy.
The Remarkable Life of William Beebe
When William Beebe needed to know what was going on in the depths of the ocean, he had himself lowered a half-mile down in a four-foot steel sphere to see-five times deeper than anyone had ever gone in the 1930s. When he wanted to trace the evolution of pheasants in 1910, he trekked on foot through the mountains and jungles of the Far East to locate every species. To decipher the complex ecology of the tropics, he studied the interactions of every creature and plant in a small area from the top down, setting the emerging field of tropical ecology into dynamic motion. William Beebe's curiosity about the natural world was insatiable, and he did nothing by halves. As the first biographer to see...
Mary Ball Washington: The Mother of George Washington and her Times (Illustrated Edition)
In 'Mary Ball Washington: The Mother of George Washington and her Times (Illustrated Edition)', Sara Agnes Rice Pryor delves into the life of Mary Ball Washington, the mother of the first President of the United States, George Washington. This biographical work not only explores the personal and family life of Mary Washington but also provides a vivid portrayal of the historical context during her time. Pryor's detailed narrative and inclusion of illustrations offer a comprehensive understanding of the role of women in early American history. The book combines historical facts with engaging storytelling, making it an essential read for those interested in American history and the experiences...
Surviving the Confederacy
The Civil War and Reconstruction as seen through the eyes of one of Virginia's most famous couples.
The Sweetness of Life
American slaveholders used the wealth and leisure that slave labor provided to cultivate lives of gentility and refinement. This study provides a vivid portrait of slaveholders at home and at play as they built a tragic world of both 'sweetness' and slavery.
