Publisher's Synopsis
The story of Cathay Williams continues, with her life forever changed as the fate of America fell onto the scales of the American Civil War. Brutally beaten to within a breath of life, Cathay and her mother Martha, survived a lifetime of slavery only to be called to serve the Union Armies in close proximity to the bloody battles the reshaped the United States. Cathay has to lean on her friends in order to survive and in the process, learns what it takes to be a fighter and soldier. As the war draws to an end, Cathay finds herself making a choice based on her life lessons. Life is a gamble and the stakes are high, the only person she can bet on is herself. Cathay must choose between one of the two paths that align with her specific skills. If she survives, she will be undoubtably become part of the very fabric that held the country together through a crucial point in its history.
