AWARD WINNING LITERARY NONFICTION BIOGRAPHY1885 - 1914. Mary Fields; a fifty-three-year old second-generation slave; emancipated and residing in Toledo; receives news of her friend's impending death. Remedies packed in her satchel; Mary rushes to board the Northern Pacific. Days later; she arrives in the Montana wilderness to find Mother Mary Amadeus lying on frozen earth in a broken-down cabin. Certain that the cloister of frostbit Ursuline nuns and their students; Indian girls rescued from nearby reservations; will not survive without assistance; Mary decides to stay.She builds a hennery; makes repairs to living quarters; cares for stock; and treks into the mountains to provide food. Brushes with death do not deter her. Mary drives a horse and wagon through perilous terrain and sub zero blizzards to improve the lives of missionaries; homesteaders and Indians and; in the process; her own.After weathering wolf attacks; wagon crashes and treacherous conspiracies by scoundrels; local politicians and the state's first Catholic bishop; Mary Fields creates another daring plan. An avid patriot; she is determined to register for the vote. The price is high. Will she manifest her personal vision of independence?MIANTAE METCALF MCCONNELL'S RESEARCH enabled USPS historians to verify Mary Fields as the first African American woman star route mail carrier in the U.S. A fact-based chronicle of Fields' life in Montana from 1885 until her death in 1914; the narrative examines women rights; bootleg politics; Montana's turn-of-the-century transition from territory to state and its scandalous 1914 woman suffrage election.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful. Another great book from LHBBy Thomas ReiterThis is another excellent book from Leaping Horseman Books. This review is not a "verified purchase" because I pre-ordered the book directly from the publisher rather than wait for it to become available on .Honestly; I was a bit torn between giving the book four or five stars based on the text alone--it is good; but not one of those books that is so good that you're sorry when you finish it...the text is the memoirs of a junior officer serving in a Stug brigade in Stalingrad; Kursk (Ponyri); and Bobruisk (south face of Bagration)--there is a lot of action here; and the narrator does an excellent job of describing the day-to-day life in a Stug brigade; including fending off Soviet armored attacks; etc. Overall; very interesting and well-done.But in addition to the text; the book has other features which make it well-worth five stars:1) the book is full of dozens of excellent photos of the men and equipment in the narrator's unit--both of the posed variety and candid shots of the men at rest--really good!2) While there are not that many maps; the maps that are included are adequate and are clearly drawn.3) The book; binding; and paper are all of Leaping Horseman Book's usually high quality.Overall; a nice addition to the library and highly recommended to anyone with an interest in armored warfare on the Eastern Front.0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. OutstandingBy TherightisrightAwesome history!!! Very well written.0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy perry howardGreat
