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The Widow of the South
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- Length: 5 hrs and 50 mins
- Abridged Audiobook
- Release date: 10-15-15
- Language: English
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
Regular price: $17.09
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Publisher's Summary
This debut novel is based on the true story of Carrie McGavock. During the Civil War's Battle of Franklin, a five-hour bloodbath with 9,200 casualties, McGavock's home was turned into a field hospital where four generals died. For 40 years she tended the private cemetery on her property, where more than 1,000 were laid to rest.
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