Nancy Mace, with Mary Jane Ross. . Simon Pulse, $7.99 (256pp) ISBN 978-0-689-84003-6
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called the chronicle of Mace's experience as the first female cadet ever to graduate from the Citadel a "narrative studded with hard-hitting details. Ultimately a story of triumph." All ages. (Sept.)
In a narrative studded with hard-hitting details, the collaborators chronicle Mace's life as the first female cadet ever to graduate from The Citadel, Charleston's almost 160-year-old Continue reading »
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