Mathias Mount: A Civil War Soldier; The Forgotten Mountbatten

by Sarah Jane Gross

Overview

Mathias Mount: A Civil War Soldier; The Forgotten Mountbatten narrates the life of Mathias Mount—a husband, father, and soldier living in the war-torn South in the 1800s. This unique and revelatory work is the product of extensive genealogical, archival, and historical research that combines primary source documentation with expert story-telling.

The book covers the years 1836 through 1900, and is replete with archival records including U.S. Census schedules, certificates of land grants, letters, and photographs that document the lives of the Mounts and their descendants. Author Sarah Jane Gross constructs a narrative to breathe life into these records and documents, and takes the reader on an immersive journey of Mathias Mount's life that resounds with the themes of family, choice, scandal, and legacy. The reader will gain a deeper understanding of not only Mathias Mount, but of the historical events which shaped his life and the lives of so many other families living in the South during the 1800s.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781737934271
Publisher:	Sarah Jane Gross
Publication date:	10/11/2021
Pages:	694
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 1.39(d)

About the Author

Sarah Jane Gross is an attorney, educator, and writer with a research interest in 19th century literature, history, and ancestry. In addition to publishing works of historical fiction and nonfiction, she has published articles of legal scholarship in academic and professional journals. She has spent a good portion of her life on a college campus. After graduating from high school, she lived on campus at the University of California, Davis in northern California, where she graduated with a Bachelor's in English and Expository Writing. After graduation, she stayed on to receive a teaching credential and Master's in Education and taught middle school and high school English. She then pursued further education, and received a law degree from Chapman University School of Law and a Master’s in Law/Dispute Resolution. She loves writing and teaching, and after researching her own ancestry, she was inspired to write Mathias Mount: A Civil War Solider; The Forgotten Mountbatten.