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Edith D. Pope and her Nashville friends : guardians of the lost cause in the Confederate veteran

Simpson explores Edith Pope's life, work, and legacy, as editor of the Confederate Veteran, guarding the interests of the Lost Cause, after the American Civil War
Print Book, English, ©2003
University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville, ©2003
Biographies
xv, 276 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
9781572332119, 1572332115
428118511
I have often read of war, but I have never felt it before : Pope family ties to the Confederate heritage
We are feeling the loss of our editor very keenly : the struggle for editorial control
There is much error yet to be corrected : continuity and change in the new Confederate veteran
One grand whole of sisterhood : the Daughters unite
Always pleasant, always present : years of leadership in Nashville No. 1
What are you, a lot of organized anarchists? The Nashville Daughters as clubwomen
The end is here : the Confederate veteran passes into history
It's your story. Tell it your way : guardian of the lost cause
Southern to the core : the unpretentious legacy of Edith Drake Pope
Appendix A. Membership roster of Nashville No. 1
Appendix B. Membership profiles of Nashville No. 1
Appendix C. Location of meetings by year during the lifetime of Edith Drake Pope
Appendix D. Direct lineal ancestors of Edith Drake Pope
Appendix E. Nashville residency pattern of Edith Drake Pope