FREE: Legend of Mammy Jane by Sibyl Jarvis Pischke

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"The legend of Mammy Jane: An uneducated girl becomes the lady of the manor in Appalachia"

Softcover book. Very good condition. A little curling on the lower right edge. The book was first published more than 20 years ago.

Mammy Jane was a real West Virginia woman, some readers may also be able to trace their lineage back to her. Though it's based on a real woman, the book is labeled as Historical fiction. Mammy Jane really existed, the actual house she built in Chloe (Calhoun County) is still standing & near the farmhouse is an old cemetery where Mammy Jane had to bury many of her children.

It is the story of Mammy Jane, a 17-year old girl who marries a widower with five children. It's story of romance, hardship, devotion, hard work, grief, and love of family. The epic spans several generations and gives an accurate account of life in West Virginia during and after the Civil War. When Jane's new husband goes to fight in the war, she is left to run the household. Starting with next to nothing, Jane teaches herself what she needs to know to raise a family, build a home, and eventually become a prosperous landowner. The book includes authentic and humorous remedies and sayings. It explains traditional rituals of the day including burials, birthings, and weddings.


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