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Type: fiction

Status: —

Author: Fay Risner

Tags: adventure civil war, historical, bushwhackers, Missouri,

Description: A strong willed, independent woman, all Ella Mayfield wanted was to keep her widowed motherA strong willed, independent woman, all Ella Mayfield wanted was to keep her widowed mother and siblings safe during the Civil War. Invasions by Union soldiers and Kansas Jawhawkers into Vernon County Missouri forced Ella to join the bushwhacker band. Brave and daring, Ella dressed as a man, was a crack shot and superb horsewoman. Her dangerous exploits are legendary, trying to protect her family and home near Montevallo, Missouri....

2008-06-24