The Widow of the South

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The Widow of the South
The Widow of the South
Author : Robert Hicks
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Language : English
Release Date : 30 August 2005
ISBN : 9780759514430
Pages : 487 pages
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Based on a true story, this debut Civil War novel follows a Southern plantation woman's journey of transforming her home into a hospital for the war. This debut novel is based on the true story of Carrie McGavock. During the Civil War's Battle of Franklin, a five-hour bloodbath with 9,200 casualties, McGavock's home was turned into a field hospital where four generals died. For 40 years she tended the private cemetery on her property where more than 1,000 were laid to rest.

The Widow of the South

The Widow of the South by Robert Hicks

Based on a true story, this debut Civil War novel follows a Southern plantation woman's journey of transforming her home into a hospital for the war. This debut novel is based on the true story of Carrie McGavock. During the Civil War's Battle of Franklin, a five-hour bloodbath with 9,200 casualties,

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