Jennie Wade: A Girl from Gettysburg

It had been foolish to stay but now there was no choice. It was anyone's guess what the outcome would be. Nothing was as it should be. Oddly, the Confederate troops were pouring in from the north and Union troops were marching in from the south. They arrived in droves. The town was not prepared for what happened during the early days of the summer, 1863. Jennie, a young local girl, did her best to keep up with the demand for bread and water and medical care for the troops. Her brothers were scattered, her sister would soon be having a baby, her mother was not bearing up well and Jack, her intended, had not been heard from in weeks. It was a time and place that would be recorded in American history forever. A time marked by the largest number of casualties in the Civil War. It was Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, a small, unremarkable town; an easily forgotten town that would live in infamy and one that history would never forget. Of the almost 50,000 casualties of that encounter in early July, only one civilian was killed. This is her story. The story of Jennie Wade, a dedicated young woman thrown into the middle of one of Americans' most tragic times.

Tecla Emerson was raised and educated in the greater Boston area, where her love of America's history began. Schooled in the era when the past was taught through the memorization of dates of historical events and the location of battles, she was determined to present America's history as it was - both fascinating and intriguing. Through her novels - each based on a historic event - a captivating tale is woven. These tales are told through the lives of the young people who lived during some of the most trying times in our history. Emerson's books have been described as not only compelling but factual! Her novels bring history alive for young readers, creating a curiosity to learn more about America's extraordinary past.