What Happened to Me

Name: What Happened to Me
Author: La Salle Corbell Pickett

By La Salle Corbell Pickett

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The author recounts a lifetime of personal reminiscences, beginning with an eventful birth and continuing through courtship, marriage to a military husband, and the household challenges of wartime. Vivid vignettes describe camp life near battle lines, exchanges between opposing forces, hospital visits, social gatherings, travel, and periods of suspense and mourning. Portraits of family members, visitors, and public personages alternate with domestic anecdotes and reflective passages on love, loss, faith, and resilience. The memoir blends anecdotal storytelling and descriptive scenes to present private experience set against broader social and military upheaval.

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La Salle Corbell Pickett

La Salle Corbell Pickett was an American author known for her contributions to Southern literature in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She is particularly recognized for her works that reflect on the cultural and historical aspects of the South. Her notable books include "Literary Hearthstones of Dixie," which explores the literary heritage of the Southern states, and "What Happened to Me," a personal narrative that provides insight into her life and experiences. Pickett's writing often intertwines personal reflection with broader themes of Southern identity and history.