The Woman in Battle: A Narrative of the Exploits, Adventures, and Travels of Madame Loreta Janeta Valezquez, Otherwise Known as Lieutenant Harry T. Buford, Confederate States Army (1876)
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| Rating | : | 4.92 (588 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B003VYC3DO |
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| Number of Pages | : | 152 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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Mine has been a life too busily occupied in other matters for me to cultivate the graces of authorship; and the best I can hope to do is to relate my story with simplicity and truth, and then let it find its fate, whether it be praise or condemnation. If I expected by this story of my adventures to achieve any literary reputation, I might be disposed, on account of its many faults of style, to ask the indulgence of those who will do me the honor to undertake its perusal. Had I believed that my book needed any apologies on this score, it would never have been written; and, having written it, I am willing to submit my conduct to the judgment of the public, with a confidence that I will at least receive due credit for the motives by which I was animated.. The composition of this book has been a labor of love, and yet one of no ordinary difficulties. My career has differed materially from that of most women; and some things that I have done have shocked persons for whom I have every respect, however much my ideas of propriety may differ from theirs. The money I want badly, while praise, although it will not be ungratifying, I am sufficiently philosophical to get along very comfortably without. Besides, I have been compelled to write hurriedly, and in the intervals of pressing busin
Debra Mullins said Interesting but long. I like the way she writes using the language of the day but the story is long, not very believable and doesn't give much detail when describing what occurred.. Interesting reading I did not know what to expect. But, I am not a historian by trade, but I found her information to be so specific to the era and events. I am intrigued at how at such a young age, Loreta was so astute and precocious. As a Latina, I pondered even further the role of Latinos in the United States - Loreta was Cuban who traveled to the United States in the 1800s and her father had lands in Texas - that blew my mind! I recommend this book.. Interesting Interesting but slow.