Capital dames the Civil War and the women of Washington, 1848-1868
With the outbreak of the Civil War, the small, social Southern town of Washington, D.C. found itself caught between warring sides in a four-year battle that would determine the future of the United States. After the declaration of secession, many fascinating Southern women left the city, leaving the...
| Main Author: | Roberts, Cokie (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,
[2015]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Online Access: |
Go to Downloadable eBook Here. |
Table of Contents:
- Meet the women of Washington, 1848-1856
- Jessie runs for president but Harriet takes the White House and Mary Jane reports, 1856-1858
- Varina leads and leaves as Abby drops by, 1859-1861
- Rose goes to jail, Jessie goes to the White House, Dorothea goes to work, 1861
- Rose is released, Clara goes to war, Louisa May briefly nurses, 1862
- Lizzie reports on the action, Janet goes to camp, Louisa takes charge, 1863
- Anna speaks, Jessie campaigns (again), Sojourner visits, 1864
- One Mary leaves, one Mary hangs, and Lois writes about it all, 1865
- Virginia and Varina return, Sara survives, Mary is humiliated, Kate loses, 1866-1868.