02503cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000340011324500240014726400510017130000470022233600260026933700260029533800360032150000310035750801760038852013850056453400570194965300640200685600570207085600430212799900190217069870UtSlPG20260610134621.0mcr n260607r20231868utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aHolmes, Mary Jane,d1825-190710aRose Mather: A tale 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2023  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2023-01-24  aRichard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)  a"Rose Mather: A Tale" by Mary Jane Holmes is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set during the tumultuous backdrop of the American Civil War, capturing the lives and emotions of characters affected by the conflict. It introduces Rose Mather, a wealthy and somewhat naïve young woman, and explores her relationships with others in her community, including her husband, William Mather, as well as Annie Graham, a woman whose husband has enlisted to serve in the war.  At the start of the novel, the community in Rockland is buzzing with the announcement of the Civil War's outset following the fall of Fort Sumter. People gather for the first war meeting at a local church, stirring a mixture of patriotic fervor and personal anguish among families as they grapple with the reality of sending their loved ones off to battle. Rose is depicted as vacillating between a sense of privilege and ignorance regarding the war’s seriousness, whereas characters like Widow Simms and Annie Graham represent deeper emotional struggles tied to familial duty and sacrifice. The initial chapters set the stage for a narrative that promises to delve into themes of love, bravery, and the harsh realities of war, emphasizing the contrasting perspectives of those who are called to serve and those who must stay behind. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited States: Carleton, 1868  aUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction4 uhttps://archive.org/details/rosemathertale00holmiala40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69870  c110629d110629