She was called "The Florence Nightingale of America." From the fighting at Gettysburg to the capture of Richmond, this young Quaker nurse worked tirelessly to r

Gathers letters between Edgeworth Byrd, a Confederate soldier, planter, and slave owner, and his wife and daughter

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than

Historical events of the last three centuries come alive through these women’s singular correspondences—often their only form of public expression. In 1775,

Inspired by the true story of Tyler Doughtie, whose life is depicted in the major motion picture "Letters to God," this endearing children's picture book builds