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Corrie May Upjohn, a nineteen‑year‑old preacher’s daughter on the Mississippi levee, watches riverboats cascade by, dreaming of escape. Her future is already set: marriage and a lifetime of quiet toil. At the nearby Ardeith Plantation, Ann Sheramy Larne is surrounded by privilege but feels equally trapped by her social expectations.
When the devastation of the Civil War and the tumult of Reconstruction reach Louisiana, the stark contrast between the lives of these two women becomes a catalyst for solidarity. They confront the changing realities of the Old South and the plantation system, learning to rely on one another as they navigate the challenges of survival and independence.
First publish date: 1938
Genre: Historical Fiction/19th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Gwen Bristow
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