Brothers, Blue and Gray

by Ellen Gray Massey

Overview

The Civil War has broken out in Missouri and Lettie Worthington won�t take sides�though she has a brother fighting in each army and a fiance' with a guerrilla band sympathetic to the South. Not involved in the conflict, Lettie deals with her own struggles and hardships at home, and with the help of former slaves, she saves her family�s hemp and tobacco farm. Upon learning that both brothers were in the Battle of Lexington, twenty miles west, she leaves the farm and paddles a skiff up the Missouri River to find them. Winner of the 2007 Walter Williams Major Work Award.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013103757
Publisher:	Goldminds Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	07/25/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	274
File size:	239 KB

About the Author

Ellen Gray Massey has published numerous articles, short stories, essays, and books. In 1995 she was inducted into the Writers Hall of Fame of America and her writing has received numerous other awards. From 1973 to 1983 she directed high school students who published Bittersweet, the Ozark Quarterly. Her recent books are The Bittersweet Ozarks at a Glance, and novels, The Burnt District, New Hope, Brothers, Blue and Gray, and Her Enemies, Blue and Gray.

Editorial Reviews

In Ellen Gray Massey's wonderful and moving story, Brothers, Blue and Gray, a new element is added . . . the sister of those brothers. Although fiction, the story is based upon actual events, and Massey's engaging and descriptive prose takes the reader up the river, through the lines of gray and blue, to accomplish her mission. Sad though the story is, you will ultimately cheer the resourcefulness and determination of this brave young woman. Kudos to Ellen Gray Massey.

Author of Masada Scrolls - Robert Vaughan