In Clara Barton, Professional Angel, Elizabeth Brown Pryor presents a biography of Barton that strips away the heroic exterior and reveals a complex and often trying woman.
A biography of the nineteenth-century woman known for writing the poem that became "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" and for her work against slavery and for the cause of women getting the right to vote.
How does this novel explore the immigrant experience in the United States? Which of Willa Cather's real-life friends was the model for Antonia? Who was Red Cloud? Discover how the hard lives of farmers and pioneers in the American West were captured in the story of one young immigrant.