The selected correspondence of three New England figures during the American Civil War (Andrew Jackson Bean [1828-1919] of Maine; his sister Eliza Howard Bean Foster [1835-1867]; and her husband Henry Charles Foster [1834-1864] of Vermont and Massachusetts) is presented in the context of their time and culture; along with excerpts of Eliza Foster's wartime diary; to provide an intimate portrait of the Union woman's experience during the Civil War. Illustrated with more than 50 original documents and photographs; the volume traces Eliza's life from her experiences as a single woman employed as a "mill girl" in antebellum New England; to young married woman and mother; to war widow and; ultimately; a victim of consumption. "Write Quick" presents a valuable case history of a Northern woman through her own words and the lens of her contemporaries.
#9684960 in Books Ingramcontent 2015-04-08Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 7.99 x .34 x 5.00l; .36 #File Name: 0972658114158 pagesAmerican Apartheid
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Pulls no punchesBy Joseph BrownTo me this was a very informative; eye opening; and thought provoking book; because the author pulls no punches and tells it like it is.
