“Another Year Finds Me in Texas: The Civil War Diary of Lucy Pier Stevens”
September 5 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
When the Civil War is taught in schools, students learn about its two sides: North and South. But, it was never that simple. This month, Vicki Tongate joins us at the Southwest Branch of the Fort Worth Public Library to discuss her book, Another Year Finds Me in Texas: The Civil War Diary of Lucy Pier Stevens, the edited journal of a 21-year-old Ohio woman stuck in Texas during the war. Stevens unknowingly provided a treasure trove of information on Texas history, women’s history, and Civil War history. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about an American caught between two worlds: living for one, yearning for the other, and loving both! Book signing follows lecture. Program is free.
Vicki Tongate taught as a full-time lecturer at Southern Methodist University for 16 years until her retirement in 2017. This book, Another Year Finds Me in Texas, was awarded a citation as one of the ten best books on Texas history in 2017 by the San Antonio Historical Conservation Society. Most recently, the book was named one of the top ten best-selling scholarly books of the decade for UT Press.