Laura's Letters

Laura's Letters is a love story told in letters written 150 years ago by Laura Wynne & Bestor Coleman of Alabama. Bestor courted Laura writing ardent, eloquent letters that lead to their marriage. Bestor enlisted in Co F 40th Reg CSA May 1862. Bestor was captured twice; never recovered from the harsh conditions at Rock Island Prison, Illinois. He died a few years after returning home. Laura's letters to her family tell of surviving after the War; of feeding, clothing, & educating her children during Reconstruction. The letters show the relationship with former slaves who continued to work for Laura after their Emancipation.

• | Author: Paul Maluccio
• | Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: Oct 15, 2008
• | Number of Pages: 114 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 1453799397
• | ISBN-13: 9781453799390