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Loading... The Tubman Commandby Elizabeth Cobbs
   None No current Talk conversations about this book.  mzonderm | May 12, 2019 |   Elizabeth Cobbs' prose style flows and keeps one engaged while reading, in a really deft way. I was pleasantly surprised how much of a page turner it was, It kept me reading from the beginning until the end. I am very much looking forward to whatever comes next from Elizabeth Cobbs. Also, the cover art is a really great piece of art, and it caught my eye from the very beginning. (  ) cadelf | Apr 6, 2019 | I appreciated that the author's note revealed how some parts of the novel (such as Kizzy's storyline), were inspired by small details from the historical record. I do wish there had been more information on what happened after the story. How many men enlisted? Did this help put an end to plantation culture in the area? What efforts, if any were made to help the newly freed ones start a new life? What I didn't like about this novel was the love story. I can't begin to imagine all the pain and complications that arise when humans are treated like livestock. Still, this love story had the ring of infidelity, so I could not enjoy that storyline. Thank you to BookishFirst for the early read. (  ) ang709 | Mar 28, 2019 | then confronts the dangerous challenges of a Union spy. Epigrams from historical documents open each new chapter and set the pace for Tubman's choices as the author imagines them. Elizabeth Cobbs does not shy away from possible criticism of yet another white writer taking on a black person's story. This book will stand that test if readers recognize that they cannot tell the race of the author by reading her words and perspective. Learning about this little known and absolutely astonishing rescue of enslaved people from plantations up the Combahee River by 300 "colored troops" led by white Colonel James Montgomery ranks with Sherman's March to the Sea! (  ) m.belljackson | Mar 1, 2019 | My only complaint about the book is that it is rather dry in parts and probably could have been a bit shorter but overall the excitement in some parts of the novels make up for the slower parts and my overall feeling is that this was a great look at a little known woman of American history. The author did extensive research as Harriet Tubman couldn't read or right and of course, didn't leave a diary, so the author had to make some assumptions based on the information that was available from that time. Thanks to the Bookish Firsts for a copy of this book to read and review. All opinions are my own. ( ) susan0316 | Feb 24, 2019 | no reviews | add a review
From the bestselling author of The Hamilton Affair, a novel based on a thrilling chapter of Civil War history and African American history, how Harriet Tubman lead a Union raid to free 750 slaves. It's May 1863. Outgeneraled and outgunned, a demoralized Union Army has pulled back with massive losses at the Battle of Chancellorsville. Fort Sumter, hated symbol of the Rebellion, taunts the American navy with its artillery and underwater mines. In Beaufort, South Carolina, one very special woman, code named Moses, is hatching a spectacular plan. Hunted by Confederates, revered by slaves, Harriet Tubman plots an expedition behind enemy lines to liberate hundreds of bondsmen and recruit them as soldiers. A bounty on her head, she has given up husband and home for the noblest cause: a nation of, by, and for the people. The Tubman Command tells the story of Tubman at the height of her powers, when she devises the largest plantation raid of the Civil War. General David Hunter places her in charge of a team of black scouts even though skeptical of what one woman can accomplish. For her gamble to succeed, "Moses" must outwit alligators, overseers, slave catchers, sharpshooters, and even hostile Union soldiers to lead gunships up the Combahee River. Men stand in her way at every turn--though one reminds her that love shouldn't have to be the price of freedom. No library descriptions found. |
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A good novel of historical fiction makes the past come alive in a way that non-fiction can't. Unfortunately, I can't really say that Tubman leaps off the page in this book. Rather, it reads more like a work of narrative non-fiction from a close third-person point of view. However, readers interested in either the Civil War or Harriet Tubman will learn a lot from Cobbs's research and the information goes down very easily. (