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A Call to Arms : The Civil War Adventures of Sarah Emma Edmonds, Alias Private Frank Thompson

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1861: as America erupts into civil war, Emma Edmonds is roused to such intense patriotism that she joins the Union army...as a man. Raised on a farm by a father who would have preferred a son, Emma can ride, shoot, and hunt as well as any man. She defies convention to become a soldier, an army nurse, even a spy. Dangers surround her, from enemy fire in battle to the risk of discovery by her friends, which would end in court-martial and disgrace. Always she seeks to reconcile the necessity of deception with her deeply-held values, but her greatest challenge arises when her friendship with a fellow-soldier becomes so close that she is tempted to confess the truth and risk everything for a chance at love. Based on the true adventures of Sarah Emma Edmonds, who served for two years in the 2nd Michigan Volunteers as Private Frank Thompson.

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  • ISBN-13: 9781611383867
  • ISBN-10: 1611383862
  • Publisher: Evennight Books
  • Publish Date: April 2014
  • Dimensions: 8 x 5.25 x 0.61 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.68 pounds
  • Page Count: 270

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