Growing Up in "The Free State of Winston"

About the Book

 

Henrietta "Etta" Looney, born in 1860, grew up in "The Free State of Winston." This was hilly, rocky and devastated North Alabama following the Civil War. Etta was the daughter of a Union soldier in the confederate south. Life after the war was a matter of survival. She was the eldest of seven children. Her mother refused to let her marry anyone, insisting that she stay home to care for her parents in their old age. Edmund Hogan wanted to marry her, but he married her sister, Josephine, instead. However, that didn't stop a determined and headstrong Etta from getting what she wanted.

 

About the Author

 

Patricia Quinlan is the great-granddaughter of the main character, Etta Looney. She has a B.S. from Virginia Tech and a B.F.A. from Western Kentuck University. After retirement she worked as a sculptor while writing her first book, "Beneath Their Feet," a historical novel of Mammoth Cave. She lives in Aurora, Colorado. "Growing up in the Free State of Winston" is her fourth book.

 

Info

Title: Growing Up in "The Free State of Winston"

Author: Patricia H. Quinlan

Publisher: scribalious

ISBN: 978-0-615-50869-6

Language: English

Pages: 140

Binding: Perfect bound

Dimensions (inches): 6" x 9"