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Mary on Horseback: Three Mountain Stories

Published in Hardcover by Dial Books for Young Readers (September, 1998)

Authors: Rosemary Wells and Peter McCarty

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Pretty interesting, Ok

This book was OK. it was pretty interesting, but I only read it because it was an MSBA nominee. The stories were pretty touching, but not a lot so. So, I give it 3 stars for a pretty good book.

Little Known Hero An Inspiration For All

Mary Breckinridge (20th century nurse, leader, & visionary) set the standard for rural healthcare. Rosemary Wells' book takes 3 stories from the exciting life & times of a great American woman and brings them to children. This book is for all ages-young & old. I did a college-level biography on Ms. Breckinridge as I found her life and life's work so interesting (her autobiography is excellent & available through Amazon) This would be an excellent classroom reader grades 3-5 and a great read for anyone interested in history, great women, and Americans.

Inspriational Story of Triumph Over Tragedy

I thought that this book was an incredible testament of the human spirit! The title character completed her dream of caring for the poor people of the Kentucky mountains. This was done after Mary Breckinridge herself had undergone enormous personal tragedy. As an elementary school teacher, I plan to use this book as an example of the great things a person can do inspite of one's own circumstances.

Lucy Breckinridge of Grove Hill: The Journal of a Virginia Girl 1862-1864 (Women's Diaries and Letters of the Nineteenth-Century South)

Published in Paperback by University of South Carolina Press (May, 1994)

Authors: Mary D. Robertson and Lucy Gilmer Breckinridge

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Diary of Lucy Breckinridge

The diary is an excellent way to look into the eyes of a young woman during the Civil War years. She sounds like a typical teenager today, writing about boys, socializing, familys issues, lonliness, happiness, body image, sexuality, and just life in general; however, it also contains information related to the time, such as her views on slavery and the war. Unfortunately, what is missing from this book is an historical examination into the people, places, and events she wrote about.

Personal story from Civil War

For those of you like me who are not general history buffs but enjoy personal stories from bygone eras, this is a wonderful book. Reading along with Lucy, sharing her joys and pain during the days of the Civil War, she becomes a friend, and we her confidante. I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in the Civil War, particularly women's views. In reading her story, we can relive a piece of America's past through the eyes of a young woman.