BY PATIENCE PENNINGTON. With an Introduction by Owen Wister and
with nearly 100 illustrations by Alice R. Huger Smith.
_Decorated cloth, 8vo, preparing_
Here are detailed the actual experiences of a woman rice planter on her
own account, as the manager of two large plantations in South Carolina.
The book is all the more interesting and instructive because it is told
in a charmingly simple manner, and without a trace of self-consciousness
or self-assertion. Independently of the information it conveys it has
attraction for every reader by reason of that manner and as a revelation
of a feminine character in which are manifested tender susceptibility
and womanly sympathy no less than rugged courage in assuming an arduous
task and in overcoming heavy practical obstacles. The narrative of the
planter's life with its many responsibilities, the risks, the vexations
and the cares involved in her ventures, the sagacity, skill and
indomitable persistency with which she pursued her way, make reading
always interesting and frequently valuable for its insight into a
remarkable Southern home.
PUBLISHED BY
THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
Publishers 64-66 Fifth Avenue New York