by Robert C. Plumb
Harriet Tubman, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Clara Barton, Julia
Ward Howe, and Sarah Josepha Hale came from backgrounds that ranged from abject
enslavement to New York City’s elite. Surmounting social and political
obstacles, they emerged before and during the worst crisis in American history,
the Civil War. Their actions became strands in a tapestry of courage, truth,
and patriotism that influenced the lives of millions—and illuminated a new way
forward for the nation.
In this collective biography, Robert C. Plumb traces these five remarkable
women’s awakenings to analyze how their experiences shaped their responses to
the challenges, disappointments, and joys they encountered on their missions.
Here is Tubman, fearless conductor on the Underground Railroad, alongside
Stowe, the author who awakened the nation to the evils of slavery. Barton led
an effort to provide medical supplies for field hospitals, and Union soldiers
sang Howe’s “Battle Hymn of the Republic” on the march. And, amid national
catastrophe, Hale’s campaign to make Thanksgiving a national holiday moved
North and South toward reconciliation.
About the Author
Robert C. Plumb is a writer, marketing consultant,
and former marketing executive for two Fortune 500 companies. He is the author
of Your Brother in Arms: A Union Soldier’s Odyssey and has written for
the Montgomery County Historical Society’s journal, the Washington Post,
and the Washington Post Magazine. He lives outside Washington, DC
ISBN 978-1640122239, Potomac Books, © 2020, Hardcover, 272
pages, Photographs & Illustrations, End Notes, Bibliography & Index.
$32.95. To purchase this book click HERE.
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