The Widow of the South

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.
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Robert Hicks
Published: 09/01/2006
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 9780446697439
Pages: 448
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 1.20″ H x 7.90″ L x 5.20″ W

About the Author
Robert Hicks is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels The Widow of the South and A Separate Country. He lives in Tennessee.