The Widow of the South |
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| Author:
| Hicks, Robert |
| Read by:
| Baker, Becky Ann
Wopat, Tom
Chandler, David
Davis, Jonathan |
| ISBN: | 978-1-59483-247-5 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2005 |
| Publisher: | Grand Central Publishing
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| Book Format: | Downloadable audio file |
| List Price: | USD $65.00USD $18.99 |
Book Description:
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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...
More Description 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.