The marvelous orange tree : a novel of the Civil War / Betsy L. Howell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Howell, Betsy L. (Betsy Leialoha), 1965- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Fiction.

United States.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Participation, Female--Fiction.

Military participation--Female.

Genre:

Fiction.

Historical fiction.

History.

War fiction.

Physical Description:

421 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Port Townsend, WA : Rainforest Press, [2017]

Summary:

"Twenty-year-old Robert Taylor is a private in Ulysses Grant's Army of the Tennessee and one of thousands of soldiers involved in the 1863 campaign to take Vicksburg, Mississippi, from the Confederates. After the surrender, Robert and his comrades must cope with the boredom of daily life, the loneliness of being far from home, and the terror of continued fighting in and around the Mississippi countryside. By contrast, Jennie Edwards, an imaginative tomboy from the Illinois prairie, is learning conjuring tricks from the professional magician Owl as the Civil War begins. Inspired by Abraham Lincoln, she dreams of doing her part in the conflict that will soon sweep up her two older brothers. Her own experiences passing as a soldier take her deep into a masquerade from which she barely survives. Robert and Jennie's lives intersect in scenes of shocking battles, camp life, and enduring friendships, in northern and southern landscapes. A powerful story of love and family ties, The Marvelous Orange Tree recreates the Civil War era and its aftermath, in a world where secrets are best kept when they remain in plain sight, just like the finest magic tricks."--Back cover.

ISBN:

9780979271649

0979271649

OCLC:

1057443843