Margaret Junkin Preston : a biography

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Location	Collection	Call #
CLP - Main Library	Pennsylvania Dept. - Reference Stack Area	r PS2663 .C68 1993
Location	CLP - Main Library
Collection	Pennsylvania Dept. - Reference Stack Area
Call Number	r PS2663 .C68 1993

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Published Reviews

Publisher's Weekly Review: "Born and raised in Pennsylvania, poet Preston (1820-1897) moved with her family to Lexington, Va., when she was 28, and became well-known for verse reflecting a Southern sensibility. In this study drawing heavily on family letters, Coulling ( The Lee Girls ) attributes Preston's commitment to the Confederate cause during the Civil War to her love for her husband, Major John Preston, and to her warm regard for ``Stonewall'' Jackson, the famed Civil War general who had married her sister. Although her poetry was published widely in her lifetime, Preston's sentimental and frequently unpolished lyrics have mostly been forgotten. Coulling's attempt to rescue Preston from obscurity is marred by an overly sympathetic attitude toward her subject and an undue understanding for slave holders. Illustrations not seen by PW. (May) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved"
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Additional Information

Subjects	Preston, Margaret Junkin, -- 1820-1897. Women and literature -- United States -- History -- 19th century. Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography. Lexington (Va.) -- Biography.
Publisher	Winston-Salem, N.C. :J.F. Blair,1993
Language	English
Description	xiv, 274 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Notes	Includes bibliographical references (pages [248]-264) and index.
ISBN	0895871025 :
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