ante-bellum
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This is partly because Shaw's ante-bellum England is not in itself a theme, but only a framework for one.
From Time Magazine Archive
Louisiana's Greek Revival Belle Grove, one of the most beautiful of ante-bellum plantation mansions, was burned to the ground by vandals as it stood abandoned.
From Time Magazine Archive
Both Burnet and Rhett are maternal family names famous in ante-bellum days.
From Time Magazine Archive
A few weeks ago in Dallas, a white-haired, grandmotherly woman paraded around the hall in an ante-bellum dress of red, white and blue.
From Time Magazine Archive
Among the most prominent ones of the ante-bellum period were Mr. James Lyons, Sr., Jno.
From Life Gleanings by Macon, T. J.
