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Hawks 5: A Most Grateful Party

1862: Amidst tempest, terror, & rumors of a wreck, Dr. Esther's ship somehow pulls into Hilton Head ...

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Hawks 4: Unfit for Ocean Travel

1862: To South Carolina, by leaky boat full of diseased soldiers ...

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Hawks 3: Lovejoys Hotel

1862: Dr. Esther makes friends during a short stop in a stinky New York hotel room...

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Hawks 2: Alone in the City

1862: Dr. Hawks makes her way South, towards mission work with the freedmen...

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Hawks 1: Civil War Diary (cover)

1862: A color cover of Manchester native Dr. Esther Hill Hawks, all alone on the pier at New York City, on her way to occupied South Carolina...

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Hawks INTRO: “I Answered Accordingly”

1862: An unexpected letter at tea time on Saturday evening kicks off the adventure of a lifetime...