Southern Quilts: Surviving Relics of the Civil War (edition 1998)

by Bets Ramsey

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A study of the history of over 25 Southern quilts that survived the American Civil War. This draws upon the oral history of each quilt as well as interpreting its actual characteristics to provide an insight into the families that made them.

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Title:	Southern Quilts: Surviving Relics of the Civil War
Authors:	Bets Ramsey
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[Preface] It has often been said, "If only these quilts could talk could tell us their stories, what a lot we would learn!"

The first half of the nineteenth century saw the United States of America striving to carve its own niche among the nations of the world.

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A study of the history of over 25 Southern quilts that survived the American Civil War. This draws upon the oral history of each quilt as well as interpreting its actual characteristics to provide an insight into the families that made them.

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