so-so
I bought this because it was written by a (very distant) cousin and I was hoping for genealogical tidbits. I got one interesting story of a different distant cousin swimming across the Tennessee River pulling a raft with the rope in his teeth. But I skimmed to get that. Written in 1869 I suspected it would be full of racism. And it was. 👇🏻
Lcsmcat 👆🏻 But surprisingly the racism was more against native people than the recently freed. Not recommend for real history, but an interesting look at attitudes of the late 1800s maybe. 🤷🏻♀️ 2y
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