This book was edited by Elliott Ashkenazi, published in 1995, the narrative is 444 pages and is illustrated with black and white photos. Written by a 16 year old Jewish girl in the South's largest metropolis during the early years of the Civil War, the diary, (which Clara named Philomen) details the struggles of an urban population to maintain daily life in the face of grim news from the battlefields, the devaluation of Confederate currency, food shortages, closing schools, and the loss of family members. Clara's entries tell of early Southern Jewish religious and social life, the cosmopolitan life of New Orleans, and the activities of the Confederate Army and the Union occupation of the city. An afterword traces the fate of Clara and her family after 1862. This hard back book is in excellent condition, with a dust jacket that is in very good condition.

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