Testimonials
“Beyond All Price” is a five-by-eight inch paperback book. The cover has a pleasant design portraying a gun battery at Fort Donelson, Tennessee. As Civil War fiction, this book presents a well-researched chronicle of Nellie Chase’s career as matron and nurse to the 100th Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
Nellie Chase existed. The 100th Pennsylvania Regiment existed. This fictional account of Nellie’s efforts gives the reader an insight to the early years of the Civil War; as the 100th Pennsylvania goes through training and campaigns in coastal Carolina.
Following her career with the 100th Pennsylvania, Nellie becomes the organizational force that develops the model veterans hospital in Nashville as the Civil War comes to a close.
“Beyond All Price” is a recommended read for Civil War followers. It is an interesting story that provides insight into Nellie Chase’s life during and after the Civil War.
--John Faulkner, Reviewer for Military Writers Society of America
I highly recommend it [A Scratch with the Rebels] to anyone interested in the Civil War. It is in depth and obviously very well researched. As a descendant of a member of Company F of the 100th PA Volunteers, I really enjoyed reading it. I have read many volumes on the Civil War and this is one of the best.
--Reader review on Barnes and Noble website.
Thanks for letting me read your wonderful new novel, "Beyond All Price". It is a true 'page turner' I read it at one sitting! It provides an excellent look at so many seldom broached facets of the Civil War: The role of woman in the war, the moral crisis created by the end of slavery, the everyday life of the common soldier and the sheer horror of disease and battle injuries inflicted on the soldiers, North and South during our nation's greatest trial.
And it is an especially poignant tale of the trials and successes of Nellie Chase, an unheralded heroine of the War Between the States.
--Paul Hedden, J&G Tours of Charleston
Civil War buffs
everywhere are familiar with the often-told stories of the Great War.
However, this [Beyond All Price] is a story, aptly researched, about a nurse volunteer
Nellie Chase who served with the Northern Army. It is uniquely told from
a woman’s point of view revealing truths about the war’s carnage,
freedom of slaves, and daily conflicts within the army. It gives a human touch to the great
tragedy in our country’s history.
--J. Bruce Crim
This is a wonderful, easy to read story of a young woman’s heroism during the tough times of the American Civil War. The young nurse develops great confidence, dedication and courage. The Civil War background history is well developed and accurate within the context of the story. The research into the real character brings realism to the story; so there is little doubt that this is how the events took place.
--Dan Uitti, Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association
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