Four Summers Waiting

Set in New York and Washington City, Four Summers Waiting weaves a Civil War epic that emerges as a love story.Maria Onderdonk, daughter of a prominent Long Island widower, steps out of a dutiful-daughter role after a year of family mourning. Her best friend, Carolyn involves her in an Abolitionist Society meeting where Maria meets Henry Simms. Henry is a medical college student hlping slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad. Henry courts Maria through letters until he is about to ope...