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"Here's the first thing you need to know about Miss Cathy Williams: I am the daughter of a daughter of a queen and my mama never let me forget it."
Raised on a tobacco farm in Missouri, Cathy's mother never allowed the family to think of themselves as slaves, but as captives. She escapes from the farm during Union general Phillip Sheridan's march through the South during the Civil War, and chooses to disguise herself as a man and join the Army's Buffalo Soldiers after the war, but she never stops ...more
Raised on a tobacco farm in Missouri, Cathy's mother never allowed the family to think of themselves as slaves, but as captives. She escapes from the farm during Union general Phillip Sheridan's march through the South during the Civil War, and chooses to disguise herself as a man and join the Army's Buffalo Soldiers after the war, but she never stops ...more
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I needed a book recommended by a librarian for this year's reading challenge, and I was excited when she pulled this book out, because it’s quite different from what I usually read. I’m always excited to expand my reading horizons! Sadly, it turns out I don’t usually read this kind of book because I do not like this kind of book. This kind of book is the reason I can’t find a good book club to belong to - they are all reading this kind of book!
This story is based on the real life Cathy Will ...more
This story is based on the real life Cathy Will ...more
Just wow!
We were on a trip when I picked this one up, having no idea what it was about, but I've found that books with "Daughter" titles are almost always good.
This one helps prove that rule once again. :) ...more
We were on a trip when I picked this one up, having no idea what it was about, but I've found that books with "Daughter" titles are almost always good.
This one helps prove that rule once again. :) ...more
Oct 28, 2018
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This was a 3.5 read for me.
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