Discoveries in the Shriver Family Attic: How a Woman and Her Children Dealt with the Battle of Gettysburg - Softcover

Kajsa C. Cook

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1572493984 ISBN 13: 9781572493988

Publisher: White Mane Publishing Co., 2009

Synopsis

When war invaded their town in the summer of 1863, Gettysburg was a terrible and frightening place for Sadie and Mollie Shriver. They fled their home on Baltimore Street with their mother, Henrietta, and neighbor Tillie Pierce to try and find safety at the Weikert farm, their grandparents homestead. Instead they found themselves in the midst of the violent battle caring for wounded soldiers. Life would never be the same, especially after their father is taken prisoner and dies at Andersonville Prison and their mother remarries.

By the summer of 1867, the Civil War has been over for two years, but is not forgotten. Life is slowly returning to normal. Mama has remarried and Sadie and Mollie have a new baby sister. During their summer vacation, the girls meet Jason and Amy, new neighborhood kids who have moved to Gettysburg from Baltimore.

Sadie and Mollie, along with their friends Jason, Amy, and Tillie, explore their old house that now stands vacant again. What stories and secrets will the children discover in the Shriver attic where two Confederate snipers were killed?

About this title

About the Author:

Kajsa C. Cook, a former schoolteacher, is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University. She has served as one of the first tour guides for the Shriver Museum in Gettysburg and is active in the Adams County Arts Council. A resident of Gettysburg, she has three sons and seven grandchildren.

Review:

Discoveries in the Shriver Family Attic tells the story of how the two Shriver children were affected by the Civil War and how they endured during and after one of the fiercest battles ever fought on American soil in a manner which encourages children to learn more about the Shriver family and the Battle of Gettysburg. --Nancie W. Gudmestad, Director, Shriver House Museum

About this edition

• Publisher: White Mane Publishing Co.
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1572493984
• ISBN 13: 9781572493988
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 132