Reconstructing Hillsborough
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Thomasson, Clarissa, PUBLISHER: Salt Marsh Publications, Allowed no time ong>toong> mourn, ong>theong> recently-widowed Sarah Stroud is plunged inong>toong> ong>theong> turmoil of ong>theong> Civil War peace ong>talksong> -- taking place near her homeong>toong>wn of Hillsborough, NC. With Confederate and Union soldiers on all sides of ong>toong>wn, Sarah and her daughters await news of General Johnsong>toong>n's surrender. ong>Theong> long-awaited peace, however, comes with a price as Sarah and her family must feed, quarter, and nurse ong>theong> ong>returningong> Confederate troops; witness ong>theong> destruction, disease, and death left behind; endure increased taxes, federal officials, and martial law; and face a new menace -- "ong>Theong> Invisible Empire". In Reconstructing Hillsborough, suffering at last forges new ties and romance as Sarah's missing broong>theong>r-in-law returns, her daughter finds a beau, Sarah is courted by a Union sergeant, and her broong>theong>r-in-law, Cave, presents himself as a rival once again.