A review by mnstucki
Nurse, Soldier, Spy: The Story of Sarah Edmonds, a Civil War Hero by Marissa Moss

4.0

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.