Synopsis
On the eve of the Civil War, Eden Day encounters Cabot Murray on Duke of Gloucester Street in Williamsburg. As they shelter together from a passing thunderstorm, they fall in love. The obstacles to their future are instantly obvious. Hers is a prominent Virginia family, and he is a Yankee newspaperman. Their country is about to split apart, and they will be on opposite sides. Yet at the insistence of Tibby Day, the matriarch of the Day family who gets wind of the encounter, Cabot Murray is invited to Tibby's birthday party....
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About the Author
Elswyth Thane (1900–1984) was the author of over 30 books of fiction and nonfiction. Her husband, William Beebe, was a famous naturalist, writer, and explorer. Leila Meacham is the bestselling author of Roses, Tumbleweeds, Somerset, and Titans, among others.
Elswyth Thane (1900–1984) was the author of over thirty books of fiction and nonfiction. Leila Meacham is the bestselling author of Roses, Tumbleweeds, Somerset, and Titans, among others.
Review
"Delightfully drawn picture of civilian life behind the front." —Kirkus Reviews
"'Yankee Stranger' is good company for an autumn evening by the log fire." —Boston Globe
“A student of the Civil War would be hard pressed to find a history text offering as authentic an account of the period as Elswyth Thane’s Yankee Stranger, not to mention one so readable and enjoyable.” —Leila Meacham, from her foreword
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