A world turned upside down: the Palmers of South Santee, 1818-1881

Part I. "I have never found my exertions to fail of success," 1818-1849 – 1. "As conscience directs" (1818-1825) – 2. "The ordinary routine of business" (1826-1849) – Part II. "Look to secession," 1850-1864 – 3. "I have been a disunionist""(1850-1854) – 4. "No man liveth for himself" (1855-1860) – 5. "You are going to fight for your country" (1861-1862) – 6. "Cruel war and strange Providence" (1863-1864) – Part III. "The uprooting of our system," 1865-1881 – 7. "We can be much worse off than we are" (1865-1867) – 8. "Their resources are so much reduced" (1868-1869) – 9. "We are poorer every year" (1870-1872) – 10. "I have lost nearly all of my worldly property by the late war" (1873-1881) – Epilogue. "My children are all struggling manfully to support themselves" (1881-1883).