Project Gutenberg 2020-11-30 Public domain in the USA. 195 Hague, Parthenia Antoinette 1838 Hague, Parthenia Antoinette Vardaman 02017890 A Blockaded Family: Life in Southern Alabama during the Civil War E-text prepared by John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "A Blockaded Family: Life in Southern Alabama during the Civil War" by Parthenia Antoinette Hague is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The narrative provides a first-hand perspective of life in the South during the Civil War, focusing on the experiences of families in Alabama as they cope with the blockades and resource scarcity. It paints a vivid picture of their struggles, ingenuity, and resilience in the face of adversity. The opening of the work introduces the narrator, who is a school teacher on a plantation in southern Alabama during the early summer of 1861. She receives a letter from her father, informing her that her brothers are preparing to join the Confederate army in Virginia. This news prompts her to return home to assist with the preparations while contrasting the fervent patriotism of the time with the looming challenges posed by the military conflict. As the narrative unfolds, it hints at the resourcefulness required for survival under the blockade, including the need for self-sufficiency and communal effort in producing essential goods amidst the war's toll on daily life. This gripping start sets the stage for a rich exploration of personal and societal dynamics during a turbulent period in American history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Blockades United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Women Alabama -- Biography Hague, Parthenia Antoinette, 1838- Plantation life -- Alabama -- History -- 19th century Women -- Alabama -- Biography Alabama -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives Alabama -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Women E456 Text Category: History - American 242988 2025-07-25T09:46:57.691571 text/html 219805 2024-10-18T08:45:19 text/html 380278 2025-07-25T09:47:02.656092 application/epub+zip 377982 2025-07-25T09:46:58.703570 application/epub+zip 154793 2025-07-25T09:46:58.222571 application/epub+zip 442298 2025-07-25T09:47:05.589041 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 415918 2025-07-25T09:47:01.969078 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 193226 2022-09-28T19:49:55.699442 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 213958 2025-07-25T09:46:57.362600 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 193876 2024-10-18T08:45:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18146 2025-07-25T09:47:05.731025 application/rdf+xml 19095 2025-07-25T09:46:58.312553 image/jpeg 2790 2025-07-25T09:46:58.266560 image/jpeg 360504 2025-07-25T09:46:57.718590 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