Pendleton Farm

by Anne Kathryn Killinger

This is a story for anyone who still finds romance and beauty in the life of the old south. Set on a magnificent plantation called Pendleton farm, it becomes a true picture of the hardships and struggles of the women left behind to manage the large estates being ravaged by the Civil War. — Becky, the narrator is one of the great unsung heroines of the period, mounting above personal hurt and tragedy to guide and care for those around her. With the help of Darky Jim, an indispensable negro servant she manages to hide a wounded Union officer, Colonel Josiah MacCarter, from vengeful Confederate forces, eventually falling in love and marrying him Learning that runaway slaves are being sheltered by other Negroes on Pendleton, Becky and Colonel MacCarter resolve to aid them, and actually travel with them on their dangerous journey to freedom. As the war winds down to its grueling close, Becky and the colonel become involved in establishing humane standards of life and learning for the former slaves.

352 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000