Here's to the Ladies: Stories of the Frontier Army

by Carla Kelly

Book Overview

Carla Kelly wants to tell the truth, to discard myths about the U.S. Army during the Indian Wars. This collection of nine stories set in the era of the frontier army gives an entertaining and educational glimpse into a world not often explored in fiction. "Kathleen Flaherty's Long Winter" weaves a tale of an Irish woman who has no choice but to marry a man she barely knows after the death of her husband leaves her penniless. She struggles with isolation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0875652700
• ISBN13: 9780875652702
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Texas Christian University Press
• Length: 259 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.7"