Books are sold at the Midway Museum’s bookstore (same hours as the Museum). Because this is a unique selection, and many of the books are no longer easily findable on the market, prices and availability vary. To order books sent to you, call the Museum during business hours at 912-884-5837 or use our book list (here) to send an inquiry email to our staff.
When the World Ended: The Diary of Emma LeConte
By Emma LeConte, edited by Earl Schenck Miers and Firor Scott
Emma LeConte, from the prominent Liberty County LeConte family of scientists, tells the story of her experiences as a teenager in Columbia, South Carolina, during the last days of the Civil War. Highly revealing of the attitudes and life of the southern upper class of the time, with a detailed explanatory foreword.
