... hadn't been for that one simple book that wasn't really a book at all, history may never have known Mary Boykin Chesnut. The book in reference is Mrs. Chesnut's "Diary from Dixie". Dixie was a journal from her accounts as a member of the elite of the old south. She was witness to the major events of the war, both beginning and ending. From the ... war planning and conducting of a new government, Mary was caught in a whirlwind of historical events. It is at this time she started her journal that would become "The Diary of Dixie". It is also about this time that Mary runs into an old frie...

• Word Count: 1046
• Approx Pages: 4
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• Grade Level: High School