This book was written by Allan Gurganus, published in 1989, the narrative is 718 pages and is not illustrated. Allan Gurganus's Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All became an instant classic upon it's publication. Critics and readers alike fell in love with the voice of ninety nine year old Confederate widow Lucy Marsden, one of the most entertaining and loquacious heroines in American literature. Lucy married at the turn of the twentieth century, when she was fifteen and her husband was fifty. If Colonel William Marsdan was a veteran of the "War for Southern Independence", Lucy became a "veteran of the veteran"with a unique perspective on Southern history and Southern manhood. Lucy's story encompasses everything from the tragic death of a Confederate boy soldier to the feisty narrator's daily battles in the home, complete with visits from a candy stripper with a mohawk. Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All is a marvel of narrative showmanship and proof that brilliant, emotional storytelling remains at the heart of great fiction. This hard back book is in very good condition, with a dust jacket in good condition.

Item # AA2366