Neither Heroine Nor Fool: Anna Ella Carroll of Maryland
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Rating | : | 4.65 (809 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0873384059 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 194 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Book by Coryell, Janet L.
"Not a fool, but Carroll would love modern day media attention!" according to Cheyenne Ann. I discovered Anna Carroll while reading William Safire's Freedom. I could tell he liked this character, so I did some research. Anna Carroll was an attention seeker. She inflated her importance and contributions even a decade after the war. She did this for two reasons: attention and money. Never married, well educated, she was the typical bluestocking of the day. No money, no man. Every interaction Carroll had with pol