The Widow of the South [electronic resource]. 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, 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.
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- ISBN: 9781594832475
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (5 audio files) : digital
- Edition: Abridged.
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- Participant or Performer Note:
- Narrator: Becky Ann Baker.
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