Project Gutenberg 2012-09-15 Public domain in the USA. 251 De Saussure, N. B. (Nancy Bostick) 1837 1915 De Saussure, Nancy Bostick Saussure, N. B. De (Nancy Bostick De) 10000185 Old Plantation Days: Being Recollections of Southern Life Before the Civil War Produced by D Alexander, Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Old Plantation Days: Being Recollections of Southern Life Before the Civil War" by Mrs. N. B. De Saussure is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book presents the author’s personal recollections from her childhood and family life on a Southern plantation in the antebellum era. It offers insights into the customs, culture, and daily experiences of Southern families and their enslaved workers prior to the Civil War, reflecting a nostalgic view of a bygone way of life. In this memoir, De Saussure paints a vivid picture of Southern plantation life, focusing on her family's experiences and the interactions between the plantation owners and their enslaved people. The narrative comprises heartfelt anecdotes about her parents, her childhood, and the harsh realities brought about by the Civil War. While it romanticizes the past, the text also touches on themes of loss, hardship, and the evolving relationships between the races during a time of great societal upheaval. The work ultimately serves as a personal legacy, aiming to pass on memory and understanding of the old South to future generations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40767/40767-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 74.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate Plantation life South Carolina -- Social life and customs F206 Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American 130809 2025-10-16T13:11:25.135743 text/html 108401 2024-10-23T10:48:16 text/html 206132 2025-10-16T13:11:27.559777 application/epub+zip 205808 2025-10-16T13:11:25.556796 application/epub+zip 114102 2025-10-16T13:11:25.328777 application/epub+zip 250045 2025-10-16T13:11:29.270744 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236134 2025-10-16T13:11:27.317765 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 144699 2022-09-18T16:17:14.557792 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 115196 2025-10-16T13:11:24.877795 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 95032 2024-10-23T10:48:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16795 2025-10-16T13:11:29.393718 application/rdf+xml 10793 2025-10-16T13:11:25.397792 image/jpeg 1791 2025-10-16T13:11:25.363768 image/jpeg 195012 2025-10-16T13:11:25.153779 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog