Daughter of a daughter of a queen
The compelling, hidden story of Cathy Williams, a former slave and the first woman to ever serve in the US Army.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
St. Martin's Press,
2018.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | The compelling, hidden story of Cathy Williams, a former slave and the first woman to ever serve in the US Army. "Here's the first thing you need to know about Miss Cathy Williams: I am the daughter of a daughter of a queen and my Mama never let me forget it." Cathy Williams was born and lived a slave until the Union army came and destroyed the only world she had ever known. Separated from her family, she makes the impossible decision: to fight with the Buffalo Soldiers disguised as a man. With courage and wit, Cathy must not only fight for her survival and freedom in the ultimate man's world, but never give up on her mission to find her family, and the man she loves"-- |
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| Item Description: | Maps on end caps. |
| Physical Description: | viii, 398 pages : maps ; 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781250193162 1250193168 |
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