A Yankee Girl at Fort Sumter

A Yankee Girl at Fort Sumter is a historical novel by Alice Turner Curtis, first published in 1920. The story follows ten-year-old Sylvia Fulton, who moves from Boston to Charleston, South Carolina, just before the Civil War. As she navigates her new life, Sylvia faces regional tensions and hostility from her peers due to her Northern origins, particularly from a girl named Elinor Mayhew. The novel explores themes of friendship, the complexities of slavery, and the moral dilemmas arising from the impending conflict.