Rhoda: A Story Based on the Life and Times of Rhoda Elizabeth Waller Kilcrease Gibbes

by Kirk Kirkland

Book Overview

Rhoda is just eighteen when her family arranges for her to marry a wealthy and powerful plantation owner from Quincy, Florida, in 1853. Rhoda quickly adjusts to life on a plantation with 160 slaves, but it takes more time getting used to her husband, William.

The couple grows closer with time, and William promises Rhoda she "can have the moon" if she gives him a son. On Jan. 15, 1858, she gives birth to Albert Waller Gilchrist, who will...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1475992394
• ISBN13: 9781475992397
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 130 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"