My Last Skirt: The Story of Jennie Hodgers, Union Soldier - Couverture rigide

Durrant, Lynda

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ISBN 10 : 0618574905 ISBN 13 : 9780618574902

Editeur : Clarion Books, 2006

Synopsis

My Last Skirt Enjoying the freedom afforded her while dressing as a boy in order to earn higher pay after emigrating from Ireland, Jennie Hodgers serves in the 95th Illinois Infantry as Private Albert Cashier, a Union soldier in the American Civil War. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Jennie Hodgers dressed as a boy for the first time in order to help support her impoverished Irish family with a shepherd’s wages. Then her arrival in America confirmed her belief that the world offers better opportunities to young men than to young women. So Jennie maintained her outward identity as Albert Cashier, serving as a grocery clerk in Queens, New York; as a farmhand in Ohio; and as a recruit in the 95th Illinois Infantry during the Civil War. Not only did she survive three years in combat with her true identity undiscovered, she chose to continue living as Albert for nearly all of her life.

Combining careful research with vivid insight, Lynda Durrant portrays Albert Cashier as a soldier who served his adopted country and his comrades with loyalty and heroism, and Jennie Hodgers as a woman of a woman of astonishing strength, courage, and adaptability—a woman sometimes at war with her own secrets. Author’s note, bibliography.

Revue de presse :

"Self-questioning about...identity is the heart of this fine tale based on a true story. Durrant succeeds brilliantly." Kirkus Reviews, Starred

"This unusual historical novel...sheds welcome light on an obscure but fascinating historical figure." Booklist, ALA

"Fascinating; the narrative offers an intriguing look at the immigrant experience." Horn Book Guide

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Clarion Books
• Date d'édition: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0618574905
• ISBN 13: 9780618574902
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 192