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An extraordinary novel about a strong-willed woman who disguises herself as a man in order to fight beside her husband, inspired by the letters of a remarkable female soldier who fought in the Civil War. Rosetta doesn't want her new husband Jeremiah to enlist, but he joins up, hoping to make enough money that they'll be able to afford their own farm someday. Though she's always worked by her father's side as the son he never had, now that Rosetta is a wife she's told her place is inside with the other women. But Rosetta decides her true place is with Jeremiah, no matter what that means, and to be with him she cuts off her hair, hems an old pair of his pants, and signs up as a Union soldier. With the army desperate for recruits, Rosetta has no trouble volunteering, although she faces an incredulous husband.
About the Author
ERIN LINDSAY McCABE studied literature and history at University of California, Santa Cruz, earned a teaching credential at California State University, Chico, and taught high school English for seven years before completing her MFA in Creative Writing at Saint Mary's College of California in 2010. She has taught Composition at both St. Mary's College and Butte College.
Erin loved writing from the moment she learned how-- cutting her teeth on sock puppet plays, bad poetry, short stories from the point of view of her horse. Now she prefers to focus on historical fiction-- a perfect outlet for a former diarist and pen pal letter writer.
A California native, Erin lives in the Sierra Foothills with her husband, son, and a small menagerie that includes one dog, four cats, two horses, ten chickens, and three goats (hopefully with Spring babies on the way!) .
