Tag Archives: Reconstruction
Zolene. Ecstasy’s Angel. New York: Xlibris, 2000.
In the years following the Civil War, the fiery Katherine St. Clair is a beautiful young woman who is tragically orphaned when her father and stepmother are killed in a bandit-induced train accident. Because Katherine’s stepmother was a malicious woman … Continue reading
Filed under 2000, 2000-2009, Coast, Historical, New Hanover, Romance/Relationship, Zolene
Sharyn McCrumb. The Ballad of Tom Dooley. New York: Thomas Dunne Books, 2011.
If you grew up in the Appalachians of western North Carolina, chances are you’ve heard the tale of Tom Dooley at least once. You may even have heard the song made famous by the likes of Frank Proffitt, the New … Continue reading
Filed under 2010-2019, 2011, Historical, McCrumb, Sharyn, Mountains, Watauga, Wilkes
Eugenia Collier. Beyond the Crossroad. Baltimore, MD: Three Sistahs Press, 2009.
Caroline’s lifelong dream has been freedom. Born into slavery in the mountains of North Carolina, she witnessed the brutal deaths of her parents as they tried to flee their masters’ oppression. This event, traumatizing for the three year-old who was … Continue reading
Filed under 2000-2009, 2009, Collier, Eugenia, Historical, Mountains
Diann Ducharme. The Outer Banks House. New York: Crown, 2010.
At seventeen, Abigail Sinclair is a young woman just becoming aware of herself and her place in the world. She has taken for granted her family’s position in society and her parents’ plans for her future. Although her father’s wealth … Continue reading
Filed under 2010, 2010-2019, Coast, Ducharme, Diann, Historical, Romance/Relationship
Wilma Dykeman. The Tall Woman. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1962.
Wilma Dykeman tells the story of a tight-knit mountain family living in Appalachia as the Civil War ends and Reconstruction begins. Lydia McQueen moves to a mountain clearing when her husband, Mark, returns from fighting for the Union during the … Continue reading
Filed under 1960-1969, 1962, Dykeman, Wilma, Graham, Historical, Mountains
Joanna Catherine Scott. Child of the South. New York: Berkley Books, 2009.
Child of the South continues the story started in The Road from Chapel Hill. The War has ended, but Eugenia, Tom, and Clyde all face substantial hardships. Eugenia travels to Wilmington, where she lives with family and searches for the … Continue reading
Filed under 2000-2009, 2009, Coast, Historical, New Hanover, Novels in Series, Orange, Piedmont, Scott, Joanna Catherine
Michael Phillips. Carolina Cousins Series.
A Perilous Proposal. Minneapolis, MN: Bethany House Publishers, 2005. The Soldier’s Lady. Minneapolis, MN: Bethany House, 2006. Never Too Late. Minneapolis, MN: Bethany House, 2007. Miss Katie’s Rosewood. Minneapolis, MN: Bethany House, 2007. In the Carolina Cousins books, the follow-up … Continue reading
Michael Phillips. The Soldier’s Lady. Minneapolis, MN: Bethany House, 2006.
The Soldier’s Lady is the second book in the Carolina Cousins series and, although it continues the stories of Katie and Mayme, it is focused upon Micah Duff. Micah had a hard childhood in Chicago, but grew up to become … Continue reading
Michael Phillips. A Perilous Proposal. Minneapolis, MN: Bethany House Publishers, 2005.
A Perilous Proposal follows the life of young Jake Patterson, a slave who flees for the north after fighting off his mother’s white attacker. After a stay with some Union army soldiers, he eventually finds his long-lost father in North … Continue reading
J. G. Clinkscales. How Zach Came to College. Spartanburg, SC: W. F. Barnes, 1903.
Zach Whetsone, a lad from Rutherford County, happens to be selling his produce in Spartanburg, South Carolina one spring day when the commencement exercises at Wofford College are taking place. Zach is inspired by the event and later returns to … Continue reading
Filed under 1900-1909, 1903, Clinkscales, J. G., Mountains, Novels to Read Online, Rutherford
