{"product_id":"bessie-in-love-and-war-selections-fr-om-the-letters-and-diaries-of-elizabeth-allston-pringle-hardcover","title":"Bessie in Love and War: Selections fr om the Letters and Diaries of Elizabeth Allston Pringle - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKaren Stokes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eELIZABETH ALLSTON PRINGLE (1845-1921) was raised in affluence in antebellum South Carolina, but after a war that wrecked her world, she and her family struggled to survive. Bessie-as she was called-left a widow in her thirties, single handedly took on the daunting task of managing two rice plantations on the Pee Dee River. Her extraordinary life is well known through her two famous books, \u003cem\u003eA Woman Rice Planter \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Chronicles of Chicora Wood\u003c\/em\u003e, and yet her poignant love story is one she left largely incomplete in her published writings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores that part of her life more intimately, as well as her wartime experiences, through her unpublished letters and diaries, revealing details about a long, unusual courtship, and a passionately happy marriage tragically cut short when her husband passed away at the age of thirty-four. His early, unexpected death was a devastating blow to her, but she found strength and courage through her faith, and went on to lead a remarkable and influential life as a planter and author.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 226\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53256907850061,"sku":"9781963506372","price":48.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/lDwWGChOTz9781963506372.webp?v=1769597542","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/bessie-in-love-and-war-selections-fr-om-the-letters-and-diaries-of-elizabeth-allston-pringle-hardcover","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}