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Teacher Publishes Second Civil War Book
S. Thomas Summers' latest work chronicles a Union officer's transformation during the war.
S. Thomas Summers has published his second book, “The Journals of Lt. Kendall Everly: A Story of the American Civil War.”
Summers teaches English at Wayne Hills High School.
Everly is a school teacher and a pacifist but, saddened by the fleeting innocence of his students, embraces the Union’s effort in the war and enlists. The war and its horrors transform Everly into a man he does not know or recognize.
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Summers’ first book, “Private Hercules McGraw: Poems of the American Civil War” was nominated for the Pushcart Prize. The award honors the best literary works published by small publishing companies in the United States.
Summers will sign copies of both books at Broad Street Books in Branchville June 22.
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