Thank you for joining us for part two of this author review. If you missed part one, click here. The Civil War hit. Louisa wished she could be a boy so she could go out and fight, but had to settle for being a nurse. The conditions in the Army hospital were appalling, and she contracted typhoid only after a month of being out. She hated to leave, but she was so ill, she had no choice. Her hair was cut off during her sickness, long hair that reached down to her ankles. Her emotions about this fueled the scene … Continue reading →