1869 SOUTHERN LITERATURE. 241 Living Writers of the South with Biographies and Extracts. DevotionA scarce copy of the first extensive survey of Southern literature. It's author, James Wood Davidson, served in the Confederate Army from 18623 1863 as an adjutant of infantry in General Stonewall Jackson's army. After the War, he became a significant voice in the burgeoning "Southern Pride" movement, to preserve, rebuild, and bolster the reputation of Southern culture. The work is expansive, citing 166 male and 75 female writers, each with
Rector of Stapleford Tawney
on Thursday Morning
Contents include: Prayer for the Country
author of several commentaries still in print today by Banner of Truth
if slave-holding be a grand national iniquity
A very scarce set of the complete works of Bishop Thomas Wilson [1663-1755]
costing taxes
Late Missionary to the South Western Section of the United States
A superb limited edition of two Bunyan classics in marbled cloth with leather label
very much operating within the revivalist spirit of the Great Awakening
Meyer [reprinted from the Keswick Convention]
Mary Dawson