Love At a Distance: The Courtship, Marriage and Love Match of John Brennan and Emma Hickman, 1864-1876

Nancy O'malley

ISBN 10: 1312743085 / ISBN 13: 9781312743083

Published by lulu.com 2015-01-12, 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Love At a Distance: The Courtship, Marriage and Love Match of John Brennan and Emma Hickman, 1864-1876
• Publisher: lulu.com 2015-01-12
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1312743085
• ISBN 13: 9781312743083
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Kentucky and the nation are in the throes of a Civil War when John Brennan, Union Army major, attends a dance in Frankfort, Kentucky. There he meets Emma Hickman, the woman who will change his life. In his first letter to Emma, John confesses, "All that I had fancied you to be has been more than realized after personally knowing you and I will with all sincerity say that the heart which has been partially yours for some time is now entirely yours." Emma responded, "You have forgotten I see what I told about soldiers, that I would not have a Soldier lover." Undaunted, John continued writing, launching a three year, long distance courtship that finally culminated in marriage. In the letters of John and Emma, we are privileged to witness a deep and abiding love that sustained the two lovers through war, separation, loss and tragedy.