Savannah Meade knows that women on both sides of the argument fought in the Civil War! She has uncovered a story about one such woman that fought at Pickett's Charge! Meet Adell in "And She Fought At Gettysburg". A Union woman becomes a Confederate Soldier and fights at Pickett's Charge! What did it take to motivate her to fight? Then, in book two called "Only Ghosts Came Home", a sequel to "And She Fought At Gettysburg", follow the war into Culpeper, up the Erie Canal to Johnson's Island, and experience what a prison camp was like. Experience what it was like to come home feeling like half the person you were when you left to go to war!
Our nations history is important for us to understand and it is not always written accurately in our history books in school. To the victor go the spoils. Even an accurately written account of history, can leave questions. Savannah believes that true historical events can be understood and appreciated better by our young reader today through historical stories that allow the reader to visualize the event."
Being able to close your eyes and visualize the event is her achievement." Come see our past and experience the Civil War in her books, "And She Fought At Gettysburg" and "Only Ghosts Came Home".
"She is a gifted writer who is able to capture the true essence of what the real conflict was about"
"You can actually visualize what the war was like!"
"This should be a Movie!" ( comments attributed to multiple people in various medias)
"A book you cannot put down!"
Savannah is a certified secondary teacher With a Major in English and History. She does frequent public speaking engagements and educational forums. You can contact her for such events by e-mailing her at savannah_meade@yahoo.com..
Savannah regularly visits Gettysburg, Antietam, Harpers Ferry, and Monocacy, just to name a few each year for book signings, speeches and research trips.
You can view her itinerary which is updated regularly for her next scheduled date.
You can also visit Savannah on My Space>and at www. blogsmonroe.com (subtitle) "A Glimpse at History".