Louisa: Lost in the Canebrake

The Louisa series follows the journal of affluent, educated 19-year-old Louisa Wilton from when she leaves South Carolina through her years in pioneer Alabama. Covering pre-statehood 1818 until Reconstruction 1877, the series is based upon the life of the author's ancestress. Drawing upon writings of Louisa's husband and numerous other documents (some unpublished), Elizabeth DuBois incorporates timeless issues of slavery, the treatment of indigenous people and a spirituality gently critical...