The Memoirs Of General Turner Ashby And His Compeers
Lucy Booker Roper is a fifth generation Mississippian. Most of her ancestors landed in Virginia from Europe in the 1600s. She has an enduring interest in the history and folkways of the American South. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Blue Mountain College in Mississippi and has done further study at the University of Mississippi and Memphis State University. She is a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and was awarded the coveted Jefferson Davis Gold medal for her work in the preservation of the history of the South. She is a candidate for membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution.--This text refers to an alternatePaperbackedition.