Daughter of a daughter of a queen

by Sarah Bird · 2018

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The compelling, hidden story of Cathy Williams, a former slave and the first woman to ever serve in the US Army.

"Here's the first thing you need to know about Miss Cathy Williams: I am the daughter of a daughter of a queen and my Mama never let me forget it." Cathy Williams was born and lived a slave until the Union army came and destroyed the only world she had ever known. Separated from her family, she makes the impossible decision: to fight with the Buffalo Soldiers disguised as a man. With courage and wit, Cathy must not only fight for her survival and freedom in the ultimate man's world, but never give up on her mission to find her family, and the man she loves"—

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American Civil WarAmerican Civil WarMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thiswar and militarywar and militaryMore like thisLess of thisliterary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
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African AmericanAfrican AmericanMore like thisLess of this
Setting
19th century19th centuryMore like thisLess of thiscivil warcivil warMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
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biographybiographyMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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long · 400 pages

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