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The Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. Nation
Carry Amelia Nation
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MRS. NATION IS SITTING WHERE SHE STOOD AT HER FIRST MARRIAGE IN THE PARLOR
OF HER OLD HOME IN CASS COUNTY, MISSOURI.}
My father and mother warned me that the doctor was addicted to drink, but I had no idea of the curse of rum. I did not fear anything, for I was in love, and doubted in him nothing. When Dr. Gloyd came up to marry me the 21st of November, 1867, I noticed with pain, that his countenance was not bright, he was changed. The day was one of the gloomiest I ever saw, a mist fell, and not a ray of sunshine. I felt a foreboding on the day I had looked forward to, as being one of the happiest. I did not find Dr. Gloyd the lover I expected. He was kind but seemed to want to be away from me; used to sit and read, when I was so hungry for his caresses and love. I have heard that th. . . Read More
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Community Reviews
Carry Nation was well-intentioned with poor execution and also spectacularly arrogant. To be fair, she was dealing with rampant corruption, widespread drunkenness to an extent unimaginable today and the various tragic consequences of both. She was well-intentioned and tried to help victimized women
Riveting and instructive, and unexpectedly topical in the wake of current events. <3