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Book Review of Song of Years

Song of Years
Song of Years
Author: Bess Streeter Aldrich
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Lovely old book (originally published in 1939) about regular people before and during the American Civil War, how they lived and what they ate. Surprisingly deep in emotional detail. A bit of a warning, though - terminology is quite dated - the N word is used a number of times.