Yankees on the Doorstep: The Story of Sarah Morgan

by Debra West Smith

The Civil War is rarely shown through a young southern woman's perspective. Many of these women were displaced from their homes and lived their lives on the run from Northern shellfire. They witnessed war firsthand without ever going to battle. Sarah Morgan was one of those women. She was only 20 years old when the North took over her hometown of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, but she wrote about her experiences in her diaries with insight and clarity...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1565548728
• ISBN13: 9781565548725
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.2" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7