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27 reviews for:
Nurse, Soldier, Spy: The Story of Sarah Edmonds, a Civil War Hero
Marissa Moss, John Hendrix
4.06 AVERAGE
27 reviews for:
Nurse, Soldier, Spy: The Story of Sarah Edmonds, a Civil War Hero
Marissa Moss, John Hendrix
4.06 AVERAGE
There are several women who dressed as men during the Civil War, but so far as I know, Sara Emma Edmonds was the only one who actually lived as a man before enlisting in the army. At age 16 she ran away from her home in Canada to escape a marriage arranged by her parents. She crossed the border into Michigan and lived for several years disguised as a man by the name of Frank Thompson. At nineteen she enlisted in the Union Army. As the title of this book suggests, she filled many roles as a Union soldier. It was so fun to read some of her story, and Hendrix’s art and the hand-lettering he contributed for the text is top notch. This would be great as part of a study of the civil war or if you are trying to introduce kids to more great women from history.
What an amazing woman! Such an amazing life! What she did after the war is just as amazing as what she did during it! I really want to read her book, as well as those others published about her! Read for Info Books for Youth for grad school.
What is a girl to do when her parents want her to dawn a wedding dress and marry a man of their choosing? Runs away, of course.
This girl had the gall to ditch her skirts and dress as a man to fight in the Civil War. She not only acted as a nurse and a soldier, but she went undercover as a slave to figure out how the Confederates knew about the Union's plans. Girl went hard. An amazing story of an amazing woman who fought against slavery when she herself was a white Canadian woman. She could have let this war go on without her but she risked her life (and a dishonorable discharge) to fight for what's right.
This girl had the gall to ditch her skirts and dress as a man to fight in the Civil War. She not only acted as a nurse and a soldier, but she went undercover as a slave to figure out how the Confederates knew about the Union's plans. Girl went hard. An amazing story of an amazing woman who fought against slavery when she herself was a white Canadian woman. She could have let this war go on without her but she risked her life (and a dishonorable discharge) to fight for what's right.
Fantastic middle grade picture book that focuses on the life of Sarah Edmonds AKA Frank Thompson, a young woman who pretended to be a man, joined the Union army during the United States Civil War. Well researched by both the author and artist, this would make a great read-aloud for an older classroom visit.
A great addition to any nonfiction collection, especially for Civil War buffs. A well-researched and documented text. Perfect for literary nonfiction, required by Common Core.
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Fantastic story -- Sarah Edmonds is quite amazing. The book is very graphically exciting, too -- yummy typefaces.
Sarah Edmonds was kind of a Civil War era badass. She fled to the US from Canada when her parents tried too marry her off, where she lived as a man named Frank Thompson for 3 years. Eventually she joined the Union and became a spy, often using disguises to gather intelligence. She was highly successful until a bout of malaria forced her to sneak away from camp so she could get treated by a doctor as a woman. When she got better, she found out that Frank Thompson was wanted to desertion, so she returned to living life as a woman. She eventually married and continued to do good works, and is the only woman to be officially recognized as a Civil War vet and even got her pension with back pay!