Queen of the Confederacy: The Innocent Deceits of Lucy Holcombe Pickens

by Elizabeth Lewis

Book Overview

"Submissiveness is not my role, but certain platitudes on certain occasions are among the innocent deceits of the sex." A strong character with a fervent belief in woman's changing place, Lucy Holcombe Pickens (1832-1899) was not content to live the life of a typical nineteenth-century Southern belle. Wife of Francis Wilkinson Pickens, the secessionist governor of South Carolina on the eve of the Civil War, Lucy was determined to make her mark in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1574413007
• ISBN13: 9781574413007
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: University of North Texas Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"