Contributions

  • Leasher, Evelyn M. - Contributor

Publication

1999 - Wayne State University Press, Detroit, Mich, Michigan

Language

English

Word Count

92,250 words, Guess

Page Count

369 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • LibraryThing5749559
  • Goodreads3901179

Classifications

  • DDC973.7/81
  • LCCE628 .L25 1999

Alternate Titles

  • Letter from Washington
  • Detroit advertiser and tribune (Detroit, Mich. : Weekly)

Description

Before the Civil War, Lois Bryan Adams was a well-known Michigan poet and editor. In 1863 she left Detroit for Washington, D.C., where she was one of the first women in the federal civil service and one of the first employees of the United States Department of Agriculture. In addition to her government position, Adams was a regular correspondent for the Detroit Advertiser and Tribune. Adams was a concerned and observant reporter whose columns covered politics, war news, hospital and relief efforts, African-American issues, women's issues, the Agriculture Department, and the attractions and amusements of the nation's capital. Adams's descriptions provide a seldom-encountered view of the Civil War era. Her commentaries show her to be an insightful reporter and provide a fascinating look into this important period of history.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Great Lakes books

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