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Kat Has Questions8 - The Greenbrier Ghost: The Only U.S. Murder Solved by a GhostToday’s story is one of the strangest cases in American history — a murder investigation pushed forward by a ghost. Yes… a ghost.In 1897, 23-year-old Zona Heaster Shue was found dead at the bottom of a staircase in rural West Virginia. Her husband insisted it was an accident. The doctor listed the cause of death as “childbirth,” even though she wasn’t pregnant. And the funeral? Strange. Controlled. Secretive.But her mother, Mary Jane Heaster, refused to accept the official story. For four nights straight, she claimed Zona’s spirit appeared at the foot of her bed… revea...
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Diary from Dixie41 - Diary from Dixie by Mary ChesnutJoin us on a captivating journey into the past with Diary from Dixie, a unique and engaging historical document. Authored by Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, an erudite South Carolina woman married to a Confederate general, this diary provides an insightful look into the Southern society during the Civil War era. Mrs. Chesnut, known for her political acumen and incisive wit, offers a riveting perspective into the elite Southern circles she moved in. The first published edition of this diary, edited by Isabella D. Martin and Myrta Lockett Avary, incorporates Mrs. Chesnuts own revisions of her original journals. (Summary by Laurie...
2025-07-2522 minDiary from Dixie40 - Diary from Dixie by Mary ChesnutJoin us on a captivating journey into the past with Diary from Dixie, a unique and engaging historical document. Authored by Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, an erudite South Carolina woman married to a Confederate general, this diary provides an insightful look into the Southern society during the Civil War era. Mrs. Chesnut, known for her political acumen and incisive wit, offers a riveting perspective into the elite Southern circles she moved in. The first published edition of this diary, edited by Isabella D. Martin and Myrta Lockett Avary, incorporates Mrs. Chesnuts own revisions of her original journals. (Summary by Laurie...
2025-07-2520 minDiary from Dixie39 - Diary from Dixie by Mary ChesnutJoin us on a captivating journey into the past with Diary from Dixie, a unique and engaging historical document. Authored by Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, an erudite South Carolina woman married to a Confederate general, this diary provides an insightful look into the Southern society during the Civil War era. Mrs. Chesnut, known for her political acumen and incisive wit, offers a riveting perspective into the elite Southern circles she moved in. The first published edition of this diary, edited by Isabella D. Martin and Myrta Lockett Avary, incorporates Mrs. Chesnuts own revisions of her original journals. (Summary by Laurie...
2025-07-2518 minDiary from Dixie38 - Diary from Dixie by Mary ChesnutJoin us on a captivating journey into the past with Diary from Dixie, a unique and engaging historical document. Authored by Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, an erudite South Carolina woman married to a Confederate general, this diary provides an insightful look into the Southern society during the Civil War era. Mrs. Chesnut, known for her political acumen and incisive wit, offers a riveting perspective into the elite Southern circles she moved in. The first published edition of this diary, edited by Isabella D. Martin and Myrta Lockett Avary, incorporates Mrs. Chesnuts own revisions of her original journals. (Summary by Laurie...
2025-07-2518 minDiary from Dixie37 - Diary from Dixie by Mary ChesnutJoin us on a captivating journey into the past with Diary from Dixie, a unique and engaging historical document. Authored by Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, an erudite South Carolina woman married to a Confederate general, this diary provides an insightful look into the Southern society during the Civil War era. Mrs. Chesnut, known for her political acumen and incisive wit, offers a riveting perspective into the elite Southern circles she moved in. The first published edition of this diary, edited by Isabella D. Martin and Myrta Lockett Avary, incorporates Mrs. Chesnuts own revisions of her original journals. (Summary by Laurie...
2025-07-2520 minDiary from Dixie36 - Diary from Dixie by Mary ChesnutJoin us on a captivating journey into the past with Diary from Dixie, a unique and engaging historical document. Authored by Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, an erudite South Carolina woman married to a Confederate general, this diary provides an insightful look into the Southern society during the Civil War era. Mrs. Chesnut, known for her political acumen and incisive wit, offers a riveting perspective into the elite Southern circles she moved in. The first published edition of this diary, edited by Isabella D. Martin and Myrta Lockett Avary, incorporates Mrs. Chesnuts own revisions of her original journals. (Summary by Laurie...
2025-07-2528 minDiary from Dixie35 - Diary from Dixie by Mary ChesnutJoin us on a captivating journey into the past with Diary from Dixie, a unique and engaging historical document. Authored by Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, an erudite South Carolina woman married to a Confederate general, this diary provides an insightful look into the Southern society during the Civil War era. Mrs. Chesnut, known for her political acumen and incisive wit, offers a riveting perspective into the elite Southern circles she moved in. The first published edition of this diary, edited by Isabella D. Martin and Myrta Lockett Avary, incorporates Mrs. Chesnuts own revisions of her original journals. (Summary by Laurie...
2025-07-2521 minDiary from Dixie34 - Diary from Dixie by Mary ChesnutJoin us on a captivating journey into the past with Diary from Dixie, a unique and engaging historical document. Authored by Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, an erudite South Carolina woman married to a Confederate general, this diary provides an insightful look into the Southern society during the Civil War era. Mrs. Chesnut, known for her political acumen and incisive wit, offers a riveting perspective into the elite Southern circles she moved in. The first published edition of this diary, edited by Isabella D. Martin and Myrta Lockett Avary, incorporates Mrs. Chesnuts own revisions of her original journals. (Summary by Laurie...
2025-07-2520 minDiary from Dixie33 - Diary from Dixie by Mary ChesnutJoin us on a captivating journey into the past with Diary from Dixie, a unique and engaging historical document. Authored by Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, an erudite South Carolina woman married to a Confederate general, this diary provides an insightful look into the Southern society during the Civil War era. Mrs. Chesnut, known for her political acumen and incisive wit, offers a riveting perspective into the elite Southern circles she moved in. The first published edition of this diary, edited by Isabella D. Martin and Myrta Lockett Avary, incorporates Mrs. Chesnuts own revisions of her original journals. (Summary by Laurie...
2025-07-2524 minDiary from Dixie32 - Diary from Dixie by Mary ChesnutJoin us on a captivating journey into the past with Diary from Dixie, a unique and engaging historical document. Authored by Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, an erudite South Carolina woman married to a Confederate general, this diary provides an insightful look into the Southern society during the Civil War era. Mrs. Chesnut, known for her political acumen and incisive wit, offers a riveting perspective into the elite Southern circles she moved in. The first published edition of this diary, edited by Isabella D. Martin and Myrta Lockett Avary, incorporates Mrs. Chesnuts own revisions of her original journals. (Summary by Laurie...
2025-07-2518 minDiary from Dixie31 - Diary from Dixie by Mary ChesnutJoin us on a captivating journey into the past with Diary from Dixie, a unique and engaging historical document. Authored by Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, an erudite South Carolina woman married to a Confederate general, this diary provides an insightful look into the Southern society during the Civil War era. Mrs. Chesnut, known for her political acumen and incisive wit, offers a riveting perspective into the elite Southern circles she moved in. The first published edition of this diary, edited by Isabella D. Martin and Myrta Lockett Avary, incorporates Mrs. Chesnuts own revisions of her original journals. (Summary by Laurie...
2025-07-2519 minDiary from Dixie30 - Diary from Dixie by Mary ChesnutJoin us on a captivating journey into the past with Diary from Dixie, a unique and engaging historical document. Authored by Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, an erudite South Carolina woman married to a Confederate general, this diary provides an insightful look into the Southern society during the Civil War era. Mrs. Chesnut, known for her political acumen and incisive wit, offers a riveting perspective into the elite Southern circles she moved in. The first published edition of this diary, edited by Isabella D. Martin and Myrta Lockett Avary, incorporates Mrs. Chesnuts own revisions of her original journals. (Summary by Laurie...
2025-07-2522 minDiary from Dixie29 - Diary from Dixie by Mary ChesnutJoin us on a captivating journey into the past with Diary from Dixie, a unique and engaging historical document. Authored by Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, an erudite South Carolina woman married to a Confederate general, this diary provides an insightful look into the Southern society during the Civil War era. Mrs. Chesnut, known for her political acumen and incisive wit, offers a riveting perspective into the elite Southern circles she moved in. The first published edition of this diary, edited by Isabella D. Martin and Myrta Lockett Avary, incorporates Mrs. Chesnuts own revisions of her original journals. (Summary by Laurie...
2025-07-2520 minDiary from Dixie28 - Diary from Dixie by Mary ChesnutJoin us on a captivating journey into the past with Diary from Dixie, a unique and engaging historical document. Authored by Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, an erudite South Carolina woman married to a Confederate general, this diary provides an insightful look into the Southern society during the Civil War era. Mrs. Chesnut, known for her political acumen and incisive wit, offers a riveting perspective into the elite Southern circles she moved in. The first published edition of this diary, edited by Isabella D. Martin and Myrta Lockett Avary, incorporates Mrs. Chesnuts own revisions of her original journals. (Summary by Laurie...
2025-07-2524 minDiary from Dixie27 - Diary from Dixie by Mary ChesnutJoin us on a captivating journey into the past with Diary from Dixie, a unique and engaging historical document. Authored by Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, an erudite South Carolina woman married to a Confederate general, this diary provides an insightful look into the Southern society during the Civil War era. Mrs. Chesnut, known for her political acumen and incisive wit, offers a riveting perspective into the elite Southern circles she moved in. The first published edition of this diary, edited by Isabella D. Martin and Myrta Lockett Avary, incorporates Mrs. Chesnuts own revisions of her original journals. (Summary by Laurie...
2025-07-2526 minDiary from Dixie26 - Diary from Dixie by Mary ChesnutJoin us on a captivating journey into the past with Diary from Dixie, a unique and engaging historical document. Authored by Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, an erudite South Carolina woman married to a Confederate general, this diary provides an insightful look into the Southern society during the Civil War era. Mrs. Chesnut, known for her political acumen and incisive wit, offers a riveting perspective into the elite Southern circles she moved in. The first published edition of this diary, edited by Isabella D. Martin and Myrta Lockett Avary, incorporates Mrs. Chesnuts own revisions of her original journals. (Summary by Laurie...
2025-07-2524 minDiary from Dixie25 - Diary from Dixie by Mary ChesnutJoin us on a captivating journey into the past with Diary from Dixie, a unique and engaging historical document. Authored by Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, an erudite South Carolina woman married to a Confederate general, this diary provides an insightful look into the Southern society during the Civil War era. Mrs. Chesnut, known for her political acumen and incisive wit, offers a riveting perspective into the elite Southern circles she moved in. The first published edition of this diary, edited by Isabella D. Martin and Myrta Lockett Avary, incorporates Mrs. Chesnuts own revisions of her original journals. (Summary by Laurie...
2025-07-2523 minDiary from Dixie24 - Diary from Dixie by Mary ChesnutJoin us on a captivating journey into the past with Diary from Dixie, a unique and engaging historical document. Authored by Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, an erudite South Carolina woman married to a Confederate general, this diary provides an insightful look into the Southern society during the Civil War era. Mrs. Chesnut, known for her political acumen and incisive wit, offers a riveting perspective into the elite Southern circles she moved in. The first published edition of this diary, edited by Isabella D. Martin and Myrta Lockett Avary, incorporates Mrs. Chesnuts own revisions of her original journals. (Summary by Laurie...
2025-07-2526 minDiary from Dixie23 - Diary from Dixie by Mary ChesnutJoin us on a captivating journey into the past with Diary from Dixie, a unique and engaging historical document. Authored by Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, an erudite South Carolina woman married to a Confederate general, this diary provides an insightful look into the Southern society during the Civil War era. Mrs. Chesnut, known for her political acumen and incisive wit, offers a riveting perspective into the elite Southern circles she moved in. The first published edition of this diary, edited by Isabella D. Martin and Myrta Lockett Avary, incorporates Mrs. Chesnuts own revisions of her original journals. (Summary by Laurie...
2025-07-2511 minDiary from Dixie22 - Diary from Dixie by Mary ChesnutJoin us on a captivating journey into the past with Diary from Dixie, a unique and engaging historical document. Authored by Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, an erudite South Carolina woman married to a Confederate general, this diary provides an insightful look into the Southern society during the Civil War era. Mrs. Chesnut, known for her political acumen and incisive wit, offers a riveting perspective into the elite Southern circles she moved in. The first published edition of this diary, edited by Isabella D. Martin and Myrta Lockett Avary, incorporates Mrs. Chesnuts own revisions of her original journals. (Summary by Laurie...
2025-07-2514 minDiary from Dixie21 - Diary from Dixie by Mary ChesnutJoin us on a captivating journey into the past with Diary from Dixie, a unique and engaging historical document. Authored by Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, an erudite South Carolina woman married to a Confederate general, this diary provides an insightful look into the Southern society during the Civil War era. Mrs. Chesnut, known for her political acumen and incisive wit, offers a riveting perspective into the elite Southern circles she moved in. The first published edition of this diary, edited by Isabella D. Martin and Myrta Lockett Avary, incorporates Mrs. Chesnuts own revisions of her original journals. (Summary by Laurie...
2025-07-2514 minDiary from Dixie20 - Diary from Dixie by Mary ChesnutJoin us on a captivating journey into the past with Diary from Dixie, a unique and engaging historical document. Authored by Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, an erudite South Carolina woman married to a Confederate general, this diary provides an insightful look into the Southern society during the Civil War era. Mrs. Chesnut, known for her political acumen and incisive wit, offers a riveting perspective into the elite Southern circles she moved in. The first published edition of this diary, edited by Isabella D. Martin and Myrta Lockett Avary, incorporates Mrs. Chesnuts own revisions of her original journals. (Summary by Laurie...
2025-07-2519 minDiary from Dixie19 - Diary from Dixie by Mary ChesnutJoin us on a captivating journey into the past with Diary from Dixie, a unique and engaging historical document. Authored by Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, an erudite South Carolina woman married to a Confederate general, this diary provides an insightful look into the Southern society during the Civil War era. Mrs. Chesnut, known for her political acumen and incisive wit, offers a riveting perspective into the elite Southern circles she moved in. The first published edition of this diary, edited by Isabella D. Martin and Myrta Lockett Avary, incorporates Mrs. Chesnuts own revisions of her original journals. (Summary by Laurie...
2025-07-2519 minDiary from Dixie18 - Diary from Dixie by Mary ChesnutJoin us on a captivating journey into the past with Diary from Dixie, a unique and engaging historical document. Authored by Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, an erudite South Carolina woman married to a Confederate general, this diary provides an insightful look into the Southern society during the Civil War era. Mrs. Chesnut, known for her political acumen and incisive wit, offers a riveting perspective into the elite Southern circles she moved in. The first published edition of this diary, edited by Isabella D. Martin and Myrta Lockett Avary, incorporates Mrs. Chesnuts own revisions of her original journals. (Summary by Laurie...
2025-07-2517 minDiary from Dixie17 - Diary from Dixie by Mary ChesnutJoin us on a captivating journey into the past with Diary from Dixie, a unique and engaging historical document. Authored by Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, an erudite South Carolina woman married to a Confederate general, this diary provides an insightful look into the Southern society during the Civil War era. Mrs. Chesnut, known for her political acumen and incisive wit, offers a riveting perspective into the elite Southern circles she moved in. The first published edition of this diary, edited by Isabella D. Martin and Myrta Lockett Avary, incorporates Mrs. Chesnuts own revisions of her original journals. (Summary by Laurie...
2025-07-2520 minDiary from Dixie16 - Diary from Dixie by Mary ChesnutJoin us on a captivating journey into the past with Diary from Dixie, a unique and engaging historical document. Authored by Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, an erudite South Carolina woman married to a Confederate general, this diary provides an insightful look into the Southern society during the Civil War era. Mrs. Chesnut, known for her political acumen and incisive wit, offers a riveting perspective into the elite Southern circles she moved in. The first published edition of this diary, edited by Isabella D. Martin and Myrta Lockett Avary, incorporates Mrs. Chesnuts own revisions of her original journals. (Summary by Laurie...
2025-07-2520 minDiary from Dixie15 - Diary from Dixie by Mary ChesnutJoin us on a captivating journey into the past with Diary from Dixie, a unique and engaging historical document. Authored by Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, an erudite South Carolina woman married to a Confederate general, this diary provides an insightful look into the Southern society during the Civil War era. Mrs. Chesnut, known for her political acumen and incisive wit, offers a riveting perspective into the elite Southern circles she moved in. The first published edition of this diary, edited by Isabella D. Martin and Myrta Lockett Avary, incorporates Mrs. Chesnuts own revisions of her original journals. (Summary by Laurie...
2025-07-2522 minDiary from Dixie14 - Diary from Dixie by Mary ChesnutJoin us on a captivating journey into the past with Diary from Dixie, a unique and engaging historical document. Authored by Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, an erudite South Carolina woman married to a Confederate general, this diary provides an insightful look into the Southern society during the Civil War era. Mrs. Chesnut, known for her political acumen and incisive wit, offers a riveting perspective into the elite Southern circles she moved in. The first published edition of this diary, edited by Isabella D. Martin and Myrta Lockett Avary, incorporates Mrs. Chesnuts own revisions of her original journals. (Summary by Laurie...
2025-07-2520 minDiary from Dixie13 - Diary from Dixie by Mary ChesnutJoin us on a captivating journey into the past with Diary from Dixie, a unique and engaging historical document. Authored by Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, an erudite South Carolina woman married to a Confederate general, this diary provides an insightful look into the Southern society during the Civil War era. Mrs. Chesnut, known for her political acumen and incisive wit, offers a riveting perspective into the elite Southern circles she moved in. The first published edition of this diary, edited by Isabella D. Martin and Myrta Lockett Avary, incorporates Mrs. Chesnuts own revisions of her original journals. (Summary by Laurie...
2025-07-2507 minDiary from Dixie12 - Diary from Dixie by Mary ChesnutJoin us on a captivating journey into the past with Diary from Dixie, a unique and engaging historical document. Authored by Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, an erudite South Carolina woman married to a Confederate general, this diary provides an insightful look into the Southern society during the Civil War era. Mrs. Chesnut, known for her political acumen and incisive wit, offers a riveting perspective into the elite Southern circles she moved in. The first published edition of this diary, edited by Isabella D. Martin and Myrta Lockett Avary, incorporates Mrs. Chesnuts own revisions of her original journals. (Summary by Laurie...
2025-07-2531 minDiary from Dixie11 - Diary from Dixie by Mary ChesnutJoin us on a captivating journey into the past with Diary from Dixie, a unique and engaging historical document. Authored by Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, an erudite South Carolina woman married to a Confederate general, this diary provides an insightful look into the Southern society during the Civil War era. Mrs. Chesnut, known for her political acumen and incisive wit, offers a riveting perspective into the elite Southern circles she moved in. The first published edition of this diary, edited by Isabella D. Martin and Myrta Lockett Avary, incorporates Mrs. Chesnuts own revisions of her original journals. (Summary by Laurie...
2025-07-2533 minDiary from Dixie10 - Diary from Dixie by Mary ChesnutJoin us on a captivating journey into the past with Diary from Dixie, a unique and engaging historical document. Authored by Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, an erudite South Carolina woman married to a Confederate general, this diary provides an insightful look into the Southern society during the Civil War era. Mrs. Chesnut, known for her political acumen and incisive wit, offers a riveting perspective into the elite Southern circles she moved in. The first published edition of this diary, edited by Isabella D. Martin and Myrta Lockett Avary, incorporates Mrs. Chesnuts own revisions of her original journals. (Summary by Laurie...
2025-07-2531 minDiary from Dixie09 - Diary from Dixie by Mary ChesnutJoin us on a captivating journey into the past with Diary from Dixie, a unique and engaging historical document. Authored by Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, an erudite South Carolina woman married to a Confederate general, this diary provides an insightful look into the Southern society during the Civil War era. Mrs. Chesnut, known for her political acumen and incisive wit, offers a riveting perspective into the elite Southern circles she moved in. The first published edition of this diary, edited by Isabella D. Martin and Myrta Lockett Avary, incorporates Mrs. Chesnuts own revisions of her original journals. (Summary by Laurie...
2025-07-2508 minDiary from Dixie08 - Diary from Dixie by Mary ChesnutJoin us on a captivating journey into the past with Diary from Dixie, a unique and engaging historical document. Authored by Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, an erudite South Carolina woman married to a Confederate general, this diary provides an insightful look into the Southern society during the Civil War era. Mrs. Chesnut, known for her political acumen and incisive wit, offers a riveting perspective into the elite Southern circles she moved in. The first published edition of this diary, edited by Isabella D. Martin and Myrta Lockett Avary, incorporates Mrs. Chesnuts own revisions of her original journals. (Summary by Laurie...
2025-07-2518 minDiary from Dixie07 - Diary from Dixie by Mary ChesnutJoin us on a captivating journey into the past with Diary from Dixie, a unique and engaging historical document. Authored by Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, an erudite South Carolina woman married to a Confederate general, this diary provides an insightful look into the Southern society during the Civil War era. Mrs. Chesnut, known for her political acumen and incisive wit, offers a riveting perspective into the elite Southern circles she moved in. The first published edition of this diary, edited by Isabella D. Martin and Myrta Lockett Avary, incorporates Mrs. Chesnuts own revisions of her original journals. (Summary by Laurie...
2025-07-2522 minDiary from Dixie06 - Diary from Dixie by Mary ChesnutJoin us on a captivating journey into the past with Diary from Dixie, a unique and engaging historical document. Authored by Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, an erudite South Carolina woman married to a Confederate general, this diary provides an insightful look into the Southern society during the Civil War era. Mrs. Chesnut, known for her political acumen and incisive wit, offers a riveting perspective into the elite Southern circles she moved in. The first published edition of this diary, edited by Isabella D. Martin and Myrta Lockett Avary, incorporates Mrs. Chesnuts own revisions of her original journals. (Summary by Laurie...
2025-07-2519 minDiary from Dixie05 - Diary from Dixie by Mary ChesnutJoin us on a captivating journey into the past with Diary from Dixie, a unique and engaging historical document. Authored by Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, an erudite South Carolina woman married to a Confederate general, this diary provides an insightful look into the Southern society during the Civil War era. Mrs. Chesnut, known for her political acumen and incisive wit, offers a riveting perspective into the elite Southern circles she moved in. The first published edition of this diary, edited by Isabella D. Martin and Myrta Lockett Avary, incorporates Mrs. Chesnuts own revisions of her original journals. (Summary by Laurie...
2025-07-2510 minDiary from Dixie04 - Diary from Dixie by Mary ChesnutJoin us on a captivating journey into the past with Diary from Dixie, a unique and engaging historical document. Authored by Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, an erudite South Carolina woman married to a Confederate general, this diary provides an insightful look into the Southern society during the Civil War era. Mrs. Chesnut, known for her political acumen and incisive wit, offers a riveting perspective into the elite Southern circles she moved in. The first published edition of this diary, edited by Isabella D. Martin and Myrta Lockett Avary, incorporates Mrs. Chesnuts own revisions of her original journals. (Summary by Laurie...
2025-07-2545 minDiary from Dixie03 - Diary from Dixie by Mary ChesnutJoin us on a captivating journey into the past with Diary from Dixie, a unique and engaging historical document. Authored by Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, an erudite South Carolina woman married to a Confederate general, this diary provides an insightful look into the Southern society during the Civil War era. Mrs. Chesnut, known for her political acumen and incisive wit, offers a riveting perspective into the elite Southern circles she moved in. The first published edition of this diary, edited by Isabella D. Martin and Myrta Lockett Avary, incorporates Mrs. Chesnuts own revisions of her original journals. (Summary by Laurie...
2025-07-2532 minDiary from Dixie02 - Diary from Dixie by Mary ChesnutJoin us on a captivating journey into the past with Diary from Dixie, a unique and engaging historical document. Authored by Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, an erudite South Carolina woman married to a Confederate general, this diary provides an insightful look into the Southern society during the Civil War era. Mrs. Chesnut, known for her political acumen and incisive wit, offers a riveting perspective into the elite Southern circles she moved in. The first published edition of this diary, edited by Isabella D. Martin and Myrta Lockett Avary, incorporates Mrs. Chesnuts own revisions of her original journals. (Summary by Laurie...
2025-07-2510 minDiary from Dixie01 - Diary from Dixie by Mary ChesnutJoin us on a captivating journey into the past with Diary from Dixie, a unique and engaging historical document. Authored by Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, an erudite South Carolina woman married to a Confederate general, this diary provides an insightful look into the Southern society during the Civil War era. Mrs. Chesnut, known for her political acumen and incisive wit, offers a riveting perspective into the elite Southern circles she moved in. The first published edition of this diary, edited by Isabella D. Martin and Myrta Lockett Avary, incorporates Mrs. Chesnuts own revisions of her original journals. (Summary by Laurie...
2025-07-2519 min
Walter Edgar's JournalExploring "South Carolina from A to Z" - Ep. 2 Mary Chesnut and her husband James( Granger)This week we're going to explore South Carolina from A to Z. Walter and Alfred will take five topics from past episodes of our companion podcast, South Carolina from A to Z, and discuss each at length, giving these people and events from our state's history some room to "breathe."We'll tell you about the man who founded the earliest European settlement - 1562 - in what is now South Carolina. We'll look at this history of a very important ingredient in South Carolina foodways. And, we'll learn about a singular...
2025-05-0228 min
Threads From The National Tapestry: Stories From The American Civil War085 - And The War Began...: Fort Sumter Revisited
About this episode:
It takes a cast to put on a play and our story this day is filled with characters that emoted passions raging from reasoned deliberation to knee-jerk and violent. And not only for the chain of events that led to the first confrontation of the American Civil War but throughout and even beyond the four-year long conflict. Men and women caught in the cross-hairs of history or those that created them. This is the story of the characters and events that led to momentous drama in Charleston Harbor. This is the cast an...
2025-04-301h 31
Dive Into Your Ears To A Riveting Full Audiobook.Mary Chesnut's Civil War by Mary Chesnut, C. Vann WoodwardPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/3247to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Mary Chesnut's Civil War
Author: Mary Chesnut, C. Vann Woodward
Narrator: Suzanne Toren
Format: mp3
Length: 50 hrs and 40 mins
Release date: 03-04-25
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 5 ratings
Genres: Diaries & Correspondence
Publisher's Summary:
The incomparable Civil War diarist Mary Chesnut wrote that she had the luck “always to stumble in on the real show.” Married to a high-ranking member of the Confederate government, she was ideally placed to watch and to record the South’s headlong plunge to ruin, and she left in her journals an unsurpassed account of the ol...
2025-03-042h 40Unlock This Unforgettable Full Audiobook — Perfect Between Meetings.Mary Chesnut's Civil War by Mary Chesnut, C. Vann WoodwardPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/6803to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Mary Chesnut's Civil War
Author: Mary Chesnut, C. Vann Woodward
Narrator: Suzanne Toren
Format: mp3
Length: 50 hrs and 40 mins
Release date: 03-04-25
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 5 ratings
Genres: Women
Publisher's Summary:
The incomparable Civil War diarist Mary Chesnut wrote that she had the luck “always to stumble in on the real show.” Married to a high-ranking member of the Confederate government, she was ideally placed to watch and to record the South’s headlong plunge to ruin, and she left in her journals an unsurpassed account of the old re...
2025-03-042h 40Ignite The Most Riveting Full Audiobook Today!Mary Chesnut's Civil War by Mary Chesnut, C. Vann WoodwardPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/28097to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Mary Chesnut's Civil War
Author: Mary Chesnut, C. Vann Woodward
Narrator: Suzanne Toren
Format: mp3
Length: 50 hrs and 40 mins
Release date: 03-04-25
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 5 ratings
Genres: Military
Publisher's Summary:
The incomparable Civil War diarist Mary Chesnut wrote that she had the luck “always to stumble in on the real show.” Married to a high-ranking member of the Confederate government, she was ideally placed to watch and to record the South’s headlong plunge to ruin, and she left in her journals an unsurpassed account of the old re...
2025-03-042h 40
Breaking Nation: A Civil War PodcastS1E6 – The Island in the HarborIn early 1861, two men traveled east to become American presidents – Jefferson Davis of the Confederate States of America and Abraham Lincoln of the United States of America. Each was thrown into the fire of crisis. With secessionist fever spreading across the country, plots and conspiracies put the political and military leaders on high alert. Would there be an eleventh-hour proposal for peace? Would violence erupt in Baltimore and Washington? And what would happen to Fort Sumter? Would the tension in Charleston Harbor hold, ease, or tighten to a breaking point?Recommended BooklistIn addition to all be...
2024-11-081h 55
The Book CaseErik Larson Illuminates HistoryIf you haven’t heard of Erik Larson, you don’t read enough non-fiction. A giant in the industry and an immense talent, Erik is turning his attention to the beginnings of the Civil War in his latest, The Demon of Unrest. It’s the nail biting account of how we ended up turning guns against one another, North to South, with a specific focus on the stand off at Fort Sumter. Told through the eyes of rich characters through their unique perspectives, Larson brings new learning to an oft discussed topic…how the Union tore itself apart over slavery...
2024-05-0233 min
CNA Talks: A National Security PodcastNSS Event: Nuclear Cooperation with Strategic CompetitorsIn this bonus episode of CNA Talks, we are bringing you the recording of CNA's recent National Security Seminar, "Nuclear cooperation with strategic competitors," which has held on March 21, 2023. The event featured panelists Timothy McDonnell and Rose Gottemoeller. McDonnell is the author of a recent CNA publication entitled, "Working with the Adversary: Great Power Cooperation and Nuclear Risk Management." This report uses archival sources to examine three historical cases of great power nuclear cooperation, distilling lessons and insights for practitioners. During the event Dr. McDonnell shared his findings and then discussed them with Gottemoeller, a seasoned arms control practitioner...
2023-03-231h 23
Sea ControlSea Control 392 - Russia's Arctic Strategy in a Changing Region with Katarzyna ZyskLinks1. “Russia in the Arctic: Gauging How Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Will Alter Regional Dynamics,”by Andrea Kendall-Taylor et al., Center for New American Security, September 15, 2022.2. “Russia Assumes Arctic Council Chairmanship amid Regional Tensions,” by Mary Chesnut and Anya Fink, Center for Naval Analyses, May 26, 2021.3. “The Arctic Ice between Russia and The US Is Melting. What’s at Stake at The Top of The World?”, by Sherryn Groch, The Age, October 21, 2022.
2022-11-2235 minCNA Talks: A National Security PodcastNuclear Policy After the War in UkraineSince the end of the Cold War, the threat of nuclear weapons has largely faded from popular consciousness. However, Russia's invasion of Ukraine and President Vladimir Putin's nuclear threats have brought the issue back into focus. In this episode of CNA Talks, we are discussing nuclear policy and strategy, and how things have shifted since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Experts Timothy McDonnell is a research analyst in CNA's Strategy and Policy Analysis program, where he studies nuclear weapons policy, and nuclear strategy. Mary Chesnut is an Associate Research Analyst in CNA's...
2022-06-2228 min
Coming in From the Cold: Untold Stories from the Cold WarThe Chernobyl Meltdown: Past and PresentOn April 26, 1986, reactor No.4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded, triggering one of the worst man-made disasters in human history. Today, Chernobyl is back in the news as the site of one of the first battles in the Russia-Ukraine War. In this episode of Coming in From the Cold, Steve Wills sits down with Michael Kofman and Mary Chesnut, from CNA’s Russia Studies program. They discuss the impact that the Chernobyl accident had on the Ukrainian people, and the strategic value of the site today. *Listener note: this episode was recorded on March 24, 2022, bef...
2022-03-3132 min
Queens of the MinesBack on the Porch with Swifty (Lewis C Gunn)On a Sunday afternoon drive, Alexander and his son drove past each of the churches in the city. When they passed a theatre, his son Lewis asked “Whose church is that, father?”and Alexander told him, “That is the devil's church, my son". Lewis left for California in 1849 from Philadelphia, his wife Elizabeth LeBreton Stickney and four children joined him two years later, in Sonora, California. If you live in, or have been to Sonora, chances are you are familiar with the Gunn House Hotel, built 1850 by Dr. Lewis C. Gunn, who published the Sonora Herald and other abo...
2021-09-1757 min
The Chicago Civil War Round Table Monthly MeetingsMarch 2013 - Leslie Goddard as Mary Chesnut - Chicago Civil War Round Table Monthly MeetingDate: March 10, 2013
Speaker: Leslie Goddard
Topic: Leslie Goddard as Mary Chesnut
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Press Play On The Most Inspiring Full Audiobook Today!A Diary from Dixie by Mary ChesnutPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/214804to listen full audiobooks.
Title: A Diary from Dixie
Author: Mary Chesnut
Narrator: Mary Baker
Format: mp3
Length: 14 hrs and 26 mins
Release date: 06-07-17
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 77 ratings
Genres: Civil War
Publisher's Summary:
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StoryWeb: Storytime for Grownups091: Laird Hunt: "Neverhome"This week on StoryWeb: Laird Hunt's novel Neverhome. Last week's StoryWeb episode featured Mary Chesnut's Civil War, a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of the Confederacy. This week, I am delighted to share Laird Hunt's 2014 novel, Neverhome, a very rare look at the Civil War from the point of view of one of the 400 women who disguised themselves as male soldiers. Neverhome comes as a refreshing new take on a subject we all think we know: the Civil War. Hunt, a graduate of the MFA program at the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied...
2016-06-1306 minStoryWeb: Storytime for Grownups090: "Mary Chesnut's Civil War"This week on StoryWeb: Mary Chesnut's Civil War. In her book on the American Civil War, Mary Boykin Chesnut, the wife of a Confederate general, describes a woman seeking a pardon for her husband: "She was strong, and her way of telling her story was hard and cold enough. She told it simply, but over and over again, with slight variations as to words – never as to facts. She seemed afraid we would forget." This passage is but one of many in the book that signals Chesnut's desire to tell the story of the South du...
2016-06-0625 min
Audiobooks in Biography & MemoirA Diary from Dixie by Mary ChesnutPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/257028 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Diary from Dixie Author: Mary Chesnut Narrator: Laurie Anne Walden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 34 minutes Release date: January 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.21 of Total 85 Ratings of Narrator: 4.96 of Total 24 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, a well-educated South Carolina woman who was the wife of a Confederate general, kept extensive journals during the Civil War. Mrs. Chesnut moved in elite circles of Southern society and had a keen interest in politics. Her diary is both an important historic document and, due to her sharp...
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