The Rebellion of Miss Lucy Ann Lobdell
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.24 (682 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1608325628 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 292 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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Despite his continued searching, the historian never found the memoir that Lucy had promised to write. He lives in upstate New York on a hill overlooking Basket Creek, a short way upstream from where Lucy Lobdell lived 160 years ago. Explaining that he had always thought to write a book of his own about Lucy but no longer felt up to it, the historian then handed the satchel to the author. The fa
Female Hunter Oma L Rose I was previously acquainted with the story of Lucy Lobdell before it became the subject of interest among scholars. I have been the family surname genealogist since 1980, and have often been asked for any details I had of her life. William Klaber has done a masterful job of fictionalizing her story. The most impressive aspect of his work is the way he developed Lucy's own persona. getrus said A Great Historical Fiction. Honestly, I don't know how to begin to explain how much I enjoyed reading this book. It is a fictionalized history of a person who actually lived. Lucy Ann Lobdell was born in the early 1800′s and her story is amazing. Klaber does a great job of mixing fact with how Lucy would have acted.Lucy was married and had a daughter, Helen. Her husband became abusive so she moved in . "Interesting and Highly Recommended Historical Fiction," according to D Wilson-Leslie. Very interesting! I found myself cheering for the main character's every success and saddened but every unkindness that made life so challenging. The ending was a disappointment but I understand the author's rational for presenting it this way.
Beautifully told, by the time I finished I felt I knew not only Lucy, but had a far better understanding of the America of her times. “In THE REBELLION OF MISS LUCY ANN LOBDELL,William Klaber takes us on high-spirited journey of joy and hardship through a 19th century America that few of us could have ever imagined. A first class novel about an truly unforgettable woman.” Robert Hicks, New York Times bestselling author of The Widow of the South and A Separate Country“William Klabe
Lucy promised to write a book about it all, and over the decades, people have searched for that account. Lucy did these things in a personal quest--to work and be paid, to wear what she wanted, and to love whomever she cared to. The New York Times thought her worthy of a lengthy obituary that began ''Death of a Modern DianaDressed in Man's Clothing She Win's a Girl's Love.'' The obit detailed what the Times knew of Lucy's life, from her backwoods upbringing to the dance school she ran disguised as a man, ''where she won the love of a young lady scholar.'' But that was just the start of the trouble; the Times did not know about Lucy's arrest and trial for the crime of wearing men's clothes or her jailbreak engineered by her wife, Marie Perry, to whom she had been married by an unsuspecting judge. This book is Lucy's story, told in her words as hear