Celia Garth: A Story of Charleston in the Revolution
by:
Gwen Bristow (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781877853586 (1877853585)
Publish date: February 1st 2000
Publisher: Nautical & Aviation Pub Co of Amer
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Classics,
Novels,
History,
Literature,
Book Club,
American,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Historical Romance,
American History,
18th Century
It's always interesting to go back and re-read books one read as a child/teen, as is the case with this book. This is the first book where I learned about the Swamp Fox (Frances Marion) and Revolutionary War in the South. I was struck by the fast pace of the book during the siege of Charleston (or...
This is the tale of Celia Garth, a 20 year old woman trying to make a living as a seamstress in Charleston, South Carolina during the Revolutionary war. The author does a great job of setting up the scenes of the town and plantations, and the history of the time. We follow Celia and her friends thro...
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