The All-True Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton
by Jane Smiley
LTF Stock #: 000278
In 1855, abolitionist Lidie Newton marries Thomas, a Kansas settler fighting to keep the territory free, but when he's killed by pro-slavery bushwhackers, Lidie disguises herself as a boy to seek revenge and justice. Crossing the Missouri River and navigating the violent Bleeding Kansas conflict, she discovers her own strength and the complexities of the Civil War's prelude in this vivid, Pulitzer Prize-winning tale of frontier life and moral courage.
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