Author: Allan Gurganus
Title: Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
Description: London, Faber and Faber, 1989. First edition. Cloth. The first British edition of the historical novel by Allan Gurganus Gurganus' first novel is written as if dictated to a visitor of a nursing home by one of the residents, the ninety-nine year old lady named Lucy Marsden. Marsden was married to a Colonel William Marsden at the age of fifteen, when he was fifty. Through the voice of Lucy, Gurganus takes us through the events of the American Civil War and its aftermath, both for the country and her family, and her experiences up until the present day. In a cloth binding with a dustcover. Externally: Dustcover in a very good condition with no obvious wear or damage, though there is the previous seller's price sticker to the back. Boards are also perfectly preserved with no damage. Internally: Firmly bound with pages very bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.

Keywords: allan gurganus lucy marsden colonel william marsden american civil war lucy marsden None


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