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See the American Civil War through the searching eyes of a child who remembers both the fear of conflict and the ordinary human moments that survive it.
In Recollections of the Civil War, Maud Morrow offers a compact, vivid Civil War memoir told from a child perspective. As an eight year old, she accompanies her mother to Corinth, Mississippi, where her father serves as a Union army surgeon, and her memories open onto hospitals, camps, travel, illness, meals, school days, rumors of battle, and the faces of soldiers far from home. The result is historical nonfiction that feels personal, immediate, and deeply human.
Rather than a sweeping military chronicle, this personal narrative listens for the small details of wartime life: anxious conversations at home, the routines of camp, kindness from strangers, and the strange mixture of danger and curiosity that surrounds a child in wartime. Listeners interested in American Civil War history, women's history, military history, and nineteenth century memoir will find an intimate record of how national upheaval reaches families, children, and everyday rooms.
Clear, reflective, and moving, this audiobook preserves a rare child viewpoint on a defining American conflict. Listen now and step into a remembered world.
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See the American Civil War through the searching eyes of a child who remembers both the fear of conflict and the ordinary human moments that survive it.
In Recollections of the Civil War, Maud Morrow offers a compact, vivid Civil War memoir told from a child perspective. As an eight year old, she accompanies her mother to Corinth, Mississippi, where her father serves as a Union army surgeon, and her memories open onto hospitals, camps, travel, illness, meals, school days, rumors of battle, and the faces of soldiers far from home. The result is historical nonfiction that feels personal, immediate, and deeply human.
Rather than a sweeping military chronicle, this personal narrative listens for the small details of wartime life: anxious conversations at home, the routines of camp, kindness from strangers, and the strange mixture of danger and curiosity that surrounds a child in wartime. Listeners interested in American Civil War history, women's history, military history, and nineteenth century memoir will find an intimate record of how national upheaval reaches families, children, and everyday rooms.
Clear, reflective, and moving, this audiobook preserves a rare child viewpoint on a defining American conflict. Listen now and step into a remembered world.
