by Barbara Brackman (Author)
North and South, black and white - the story of the War Between the States is embedded in the soul of every American. In her second book on quilts and the Civil War, Barbara Brackman introduces 9 women who lived during those turbulent times, matching each woman to a quilt that she might have made herself.
- 9 projects adapted from period quilts, with patterns and instructions
- Excellent reference book for Civil War re-enactors; offers creative activities related to each woman's story
- Fascinating information about 9 real-life American women and their experiences during the Civil War, from abolitionist speaker Lucy Stone to freed slave Susie Taylor King to Confederate spy Belle Edmondson
- Make a reproduction quilt and forge a personal link to the women of the Civil War!
Author Biography
Barbara Brackman is well known as an authority on Civil War quilts, having written numerous books on quilt history. A founding member of the American Quilt Study Group and inductee to the Quilters Hall of Fame, Barbara lives in Lawrence, Kansas. civilwarquilts.blogspot.com
Number of Pages: 128
Dimensions: 0.38 x 10.96 x 8.55 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: September 15, 2000
