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Review Notices
Letters from Elmira's Trunk
An Indiana Family in the Civil War
Edited by Carolyn S. Bridge and Marilyn Bridge Brown
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(West Lafayette, Ind.: Twin Publications, 2002. Pp. xxiii, 134. Illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. Paperbound, $11.95. Order from the publisher at 4636 Jackson Highway, West Lafayette, IN 47906, 765-583-0316.)
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This volume began when the editors' father purchased a box of old letters dating from the 1860s through the 1920s; his purchase provided a view into Indiana's past through the eyes of the members of two families, the Cat-eys and the Scotts. The editors have reproduced and annotated selected Civil War-era letters from the collection, including many photographs of the letters and their writers. There are numerous helpful explanatory footnotes, a family tree, and an appendix of biographical notes. This book would be a good addition to the collections of Civil War enthusiasts with an interest in Indiana's volunteer regiments.
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A Good Night for Freedom
By Barbara Olenyik Morrow, illustrated by Leonard Jenkins
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(New York: Holiday House, 2004. Illustrations, author's note, illustrator's note, recommended reading, places to visit, websites. Pp. 30. Clothbound, $16.95.)
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Morrow's A Good Night for Freedom, a work of historical fiction intended for readers ages five to nine, is a story of escape from slavery. Based on the author's research of the Underground Railroad in antebellum southern Indiana, the book tells the story of a pair of runaway slave sisters and the moral struggle of the young white girl who stumbles upon them in a cellar at the home of Levi and Katy Coffin. The sisters, Susan and Margaret, were, like the Coffins, real people. The white girl, Hallie, faces the same moral dilemma that Huckleberry Finn deals with in deciding whether or not to turn in the runaway slave, Jim; Hallie makes the same decision that Huck does and lies to the slavehunters who are seeking the sisters. Illustrator Leonard Jenkins uses spray paint, pastel, colored pencil, and acrylic to create an otherworldly effect. A winter landscape of stark trees and harsh skies rendered in unexpectedly strong colors enhances the feeling of danger. A Good Night for Freedom is a useful vehicle for introducing the concept of moral responsibility to children at the age when they are beginning to truly think for themselves.
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The Role of St. Meinrad Abbey in the Formation of Catholic Identity in the Diocese of Vincennes, 1853–1898
By Peter Yock
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([St. Meinrad, Ind.], 2001. Notes, maps, appendices, bibliography. Paperbound, $14.95. Contact the Scholar Shop, St. Meinrad Arch-abbey, 200 Hill Drive, St. Meinrad, IN 47577, or scholarshop@saintmeinrad.edu.)
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Anyone with an interest in the history of the Catholic church in Indiana will already be familiar with St. Meinrad Abbey and its training of priests and theologians for both the state and the region. As the abbey passes its 150th anniversary, this book provides a look at its early history. The author includes chapters on the Benedictines (the abbey's founding order) in both Europe and America, the founding and staffing of American parishes, the abbey's role in shaping regional Catholic identity through its missions, societies, and worship, and the central role played by the abbey school. Yock draws extensively on the abbey's archives to tell the story of these years. The book is recommended for readers interested in the history of early Catholicism in the state and the Midwest. Perhaps this well-researched and detailed work will inspire the complete 150-year history which St. Meinrad's deserves.
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Children of the Mill Schooling and Society in Gary, Indiana, 1906–1960
By Ronald D. Cohen. . . |
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