The Glory Cloak: A Novel of Louisa May Alcott and Clara Barton

by Patricia O'Brien

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From childhood, Susan Gray and her cousin Louisa May Alcott have shared a safe, insular world of adventures--a world that begins to evaporate with the outbreak of the Civil War. Frustrated with sewing uniforms and wrapping bandages, the two women journey to Washington, D.C.'s Union Hospital to volunteer as nurses. Which is a horrifying experience. There they meet the Clara Barton--the legendary Angel of the Battlefield--and she becomes their idol and mentor. Soon one wounded soldier begins to captivate and puzzle them all--a man who claims to be a blacksmith, but whose appearance and sharp intelligence suggest he might not be who he says he is.

Journeying through the apex of Louisa's fame as the author of Little Women, and Lincoln's appointment of Clara, this novel is ultimately the story of friendship between the women who broke the mold society set for them.

  • ISBN10 0743257502
  • ISBN13 9780743257503
  • Publish Date 4 May 2004 (first published 1 May 2004)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Simon & Schuster
  • Edition Original ed.
  • Format Paperback (US Trade)
  • Pages 368
  • Language English