LAFAYETTE, Calif., January 31, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- A woman of the Civil War, Elizabeth Dobbs, never moved more than fives miles from where she began her life but she experienced a life that was more eventful than most people experienced traveling the world. Author Virginia van Druten chronicles the life of the main character, Elizabeth, as she battled through the Civil War, the loss of her child, running the family farm, and the death of her husband in Passage Through History (now available through 1stBooks Library).
Passage Through History is told through the eyes of Elizabeth, as an old woman, looking back on the history that she lived. The story begins with a newly married Elizabeth, who finds herself alone and surrounded by Confederate sympathizers on the Missouri/Kansas border, while her husband, Wid, fights in the Union Army during the Civil War. She copes with pregnancy and the loss of her child. She runs the family farm, which is threatened by armies and guerillas from both sides. When Wid finally returns at the end of the war, he is a broken man, both in body and spirit. When he dies, Elizabeth creates a new life for herself as a businesswoman and community activist.
Virginia van Druten gives readers a clear look at an amazing character, Elizabeth, who everyone cannot help but admire. She was a hard woman, a tough woman, but a woman who loved and who cared. She was a woman who lived an amazing life. Virginia van Druten's extraordinary writing style and wit with the pen will capture readers' imagination and hearts as they live through the saga of Elizabeth and makes Passage Through History a must read.
Author Virginia van Druten lives with her husband, a retired physician, in the San Francisco area. The story is loosely based on actual events, with fictionalized characters. The author's great-grandfather fought in the Union Army and was captured and imprisoned at Andersonville.
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