Herb Hughes

Tennessee Yankee Herb Hughes

The civil war split the loyalties of many families. Sometimes it split the loyalties of a single person... War is in the air! It moves through the south like molasses over a biscuit. When war comes knocking on Tennessee's door, Aaron Richardson can not answer the call. The son of a slave owner, he was born to privilege on Calla, a beautiful plantation nestled into the rolling hills of his home state. But Aaron rejects both privilege and slavery. Even though his father, Big Jim, arranges for his sons to be officers in the Confederate army, Aaron can not wear gray. Can he put on a blue uniform and step onto the battlefield against his home? Against fellow Southerners? Against his brother, Jim Jr.?He falls in love with Deborah Harris, but her father violently and unjustly rejects him. Why? He does not understand. But he does understand that he has to leave Tennessee. He has to get away from a cause that is so wrong. As Aaron roams the north to avoid the conflict, he meets Gertie Carlson and falls in love a second time. Now, not only is he torn between blue and gray, but he is also torn between two women. Can he make a choice, or will they both be taken away from him? Before he can find the answer, the turbulent events of the times sweep him onto the battlefield. He makes an immediate difference. Aaron Richardson has the eye. But the harsh reality of battle ends his part all too soon. As the war comes to a close, the war inside Aaron continues to rage until there is only one chance to save his world. But can the Tennessee Yankee take that chance?