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1 online resource (327 pages) |
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Foreword; Editor's Note; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1: A Noble Heritage; Chapter 2: My Parents' Story; Chapter 3: A Richmond Childhood; Chapter 4: Life in Newport News; Chapter 5: The Struggle for an Education; Chapter 6: A Focus on Family; Chapter 7: An Art Career; Chapter 8: Memories of Drewmar; Epilogue. |
| Summary |
Mary Marrow Stuart Smith (1889-1985) lived a remarkable life as a respected artist and Virginia educator. The eldest grandchild of famed Confederate Cavalry General J.E.B. Stuart, she belonged to one of the Commonwealth's most celebrated families. Based on her original, never-before-published memoirs, Life after J.E.B. Stuart recounts Marrow's childhood as the Stuart family struggled to survive following the Civil War. It explores her efforts to pursue a fine arts education and career within a family known for its male soldiers and politicians. With rare photographs, previously unknown informa. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Smith, Mary Marrow Stuart, 1889-1985.
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Stuart, Jeb, 1833-1864.
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Smith, Mary Marrow Stuart, 1889-1985 |
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Stuart, Jeb, 1833-1864 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJjXkYkYmY9YbGVDDjH9jC |
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Educators -- United States -- Biography.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Educators. |
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Educators |
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United States https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq |
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Biographies
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Print version: Heuvel, Sean. Life After J.E.B. Stuart : The Memoirs of His Granddaughter, Marrow Stuart Smith. Lanham : The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., ©2011 9780761854630 |
| ISBN |
9780761854647 (electronic bk.) |
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0761854649 (electronic bk.) |
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