The first book listed here is of particular interest.
Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation in 1838–1839 is an account by Fanny Kemble of the time spent on her husband's plantation in Butler Island, Georgia. The account was not published until 1863, after her marriage had ended and the American Civil War had begun. According to PBS, she decided to publish it then "in response to England's hostility toward the North and Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation."
Kemble was already notable in her own right both before and after the publication of the Journal, but it represents her "lasting historical importance." . . .
The Journal documents Kemble's initial experiences of appreciating aspects of plantation life with the exception of "the one small thing of 'the slavery'" and her growing horror with the system. She writes about conversations with enslaved people and her attempts to intercede with her husband on behalf of the people enslaved on his plantations.
The unpublished account was read widely by abolitionists before the Civil War. Kemble had been reluctant to publish it because of ongoing tensions with her former husband, but when the Civil War started, and Britain supported the Confederacy, she decided to publish to try to change Britain's views of the Confederacy, the war, and the Emancipation Proclamation.
Source: Wikipedia
Titles in this collection:
- Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation in 1838 - 1839 by Frances Anne Kemble (1863) — It's the dark brown book in the photo. The pages are in good shape. The binding has come loose and the back cover is nearly separated. This could be repaired by a bookbinder, if desired.
- Extracts from Letters and Other Pieces by Margaret Jackson during her last illness (1825) — Pictured on the top. The cover is in kind of rough shape and the pages are spotted as shown in the photo of the title page.
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