Bøker av Elizabeth D. (Colby College) Leonard

The story of the black soldiers who helped save the Union, conquer the West, and build the nation.

Did the federal government mete out justice or revenge in response to Lincoln's assassination?

"Vivid. . . . Yankee Woman forms a valuable contribution to the study of a pivotal event in American history and credibly delves beneath the hagiographies to the messy politics of women's involvement in what was for them a new arena of public life." -Julie Wheelwright, London Sunday Times