Anita Silvey -- Children's and Young Adult Book Expert
To request Anita Silvey as a speaker, please contact Vicki Palmquist at Winding Oak.January 21 Porter Square Books, Cambridge, Massachusetts. 7:00 p.m. |
I'll Pass for Your Comrade -- December 2008 I'll Pass for Your Comrade In December of 2008 Clarion Books published I'll Pass for Your Comrade. The Civil War has been studied, written about, even sung about for generations. Most people recognize the names of Jefferson Davis. Ulysses S. Grant, and Robert E Lee. But few have heard of Sarah Emma Edmonds, Rosetta Wakeman, or Mary Galloway. They were among the hundreds of women who assumed male identities, put on uniforms, enlisted in the Union or Confederate Army, and went into battle alongside their male comrades.Advanced reviews: "Representing more than 30 years of the author's passionate interest in the Civil War, Silvey's is an engrossing, intelligently wrought account of 19th-century feminists making their mark." Starred review, Publishers Weekly "Silvey's first book for young people explores a little-known chapter of history with numerous primary source references and thought-provoking commentary. Why did these women fight? How did they pass as men? How did they hold up to the daily life of a soldier and the heat of the battlefield?" Horn Book "Well researched and clearly written, this attractive book illuminates an aspect of the Civil War that is often overlooked." Booklist "Intriguing stories told in a well-researched book. Another highlight is the use of archival photographs and reproductions." School Library Journal |
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