A Southern Yankee: One Family's struggle Against Slavery

An Uncle Tom’s Cabin for a new era.Before the war made him a soldier, he was just a man struggling to support his family.Cal Williams was a farmer, a husband, and a father. He knew the Ozarks like the back of his hand. He knew when to plant, when to harvest, and how to keep his two boys out of trouble.But when the drums of secession began to beat, the quiet Ozark valleys he called home were about to become a battleground.What he did not know was what to do when the war came to his door. When Confederate soldiers march into northern Arkansas, Cal finds himself caught between loyalty to his state, love for his family, and a conscience that refuses to stay quiet. Marti, his wife, watches him disappear into a conflict he never asked for and does not know how to survive.Cal becomes Union guerilla. Marti is caught in the crossfire. A Southern Yankee is a story about ordinary people caught in the maelstrom of a war that pitted neighbor against neighbor. Set against the breathtaking beauty of the Ozark hills, it asks what a man is willing to lose when everything he loves is on the line.A Southern Yankee is not another Civil War novel about generals and grand strategies. It's a story about the people left behind, the ones who fought not for flags, but for their homes, their families, and the slim chance of peace when the guns finally fall silent.Perfect for readers who loved Cold Mountain, News of the World, and Jeff Shaara's Civil War epics.