When the Jessamine Grows (Library Binding) (ISBN-13: 9798891640641)

Talk of impending war is a steady drumbeat throughout North Carolina, though Joetta McBride pays it little heed. She and her husband, Ennis, have built a modest but happy life for themselves, raising two sons, fifteen-year-old Henry, and eleven-year-old Robert, on their small subsistence farm. They do not support the Confederacy's position on slavery, but Joetta considers her family to be neutral, believing this is simply not their fight. Her opinion is not favored by many in their community, including Joetta's own father-in-law, Rudean. A staunch Confederate supporter, he fills his grandsons' heads with stories about the glory of battle and the Southern cause until one night Henry runs off to join the war. At Joetta's frantic insistence, Ennis leaves to find their son and bring him home.

Author: Donna Everhart
ISBN-10: 8891640646
ISBN-13: 9798891640641
Publisher: Center Point
Language: English
Published: 03/01/2024
Pages: 500
Format: Library Binding
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.60w x 1.10d
Large Print